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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (246g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 291
Calories from Fat 123		(42%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 13.8g	21%
	Saturated Fat 5.0g	25%
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.7g
	Trans Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 122mg		40%
Sodium 812mg		33%
Potassium 489mg		13%
Total Carbohydrate 20.0g		6%
	Dietary Fiber 1.8g	7%
	Sugars 5.0g
Protein 18.6g		37%
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Porcupine Beef

Recipe #379658 | 1¼ hours | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: FolkDiva
Jun 30, 2009

From Towns, Trails and Special Times. Not your everyday meatballs!

SERVES 6 , 6 servings (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup instant rice, uncooked
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 ounces dry onion soup mix (or vegetable soup mix)
1/4 cup sweet green pepper, finely chopped (or jalapeno pepper)
14 ounces stewed tomatoes
12 ounces light beer (may substitute with beef stock or broth)
2 teaspoons chili powder
3 tablespoons flour

Directions

1
Mix together the ground beef, rice, eggs, dry soup mix and pepper. Shape into 6 large balls. Set aside.
2
Combine tomatoes, beer and chili powder in a large, heavy, deep skillet. Heat to boiling over medium heat.
3
Carefully drop meatballs into hot tomato mixture; cover and simmer for 45 to 55 minutes. Lift out meatballs and thicken sauce with 3 tbsp flour mixed with cold water, if desired.
4
Serve meatballs with sauce in deep bowls with cornbread or crusty bread.

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From: Boomette

On Jul 22, 2009

This is so easy to do. I used lean ground beef, and since I didn't have dry onion soup mix, I used dried onion flakes and onion powder. I forgot to add the green pepper. I used a can of diced tomatoes. Instead of beer, I used beef broth. And instead of chili powder, I used taco seasoning. I didn't use the flour. It's a tasty dish. And I got 11 meatballs. Thanks FolkDiva Made for 123 hit wonders

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From: NELady

On Jul 2, 2009

I really enjoyed these - tasted like meatloaf balls. I did make a couple of changes - I subbed beef broth for the light beer (I never have any alcohol in the house) and used instant brown rice instead of instant white rice. I omitted the flour. I served with Spaghettini Verdi - very satisfying lunch! I made WAY more than 6 balls - I must have rolled them smaller than I was supposed to - but it was a happy mistake. They were great! Made for Photo Tag.

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