Childhood Meatballs
Childhood Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2 lbs (1 kg) lean ground beef
- 1 cup (250 ml) cooked long grain rice
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped onion (1 small onion)
- 1 can 10 oz (284 ml) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
- 1 can 19 oz (540 ml) tomato juice
- Chopped parsley, to taste
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Prepare a 33 x 23-cm (13 x 9-inch) baking dish.
- In a large bowl, with your hands, combine the beef, rice, onion, and 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of tomato soup. Season with salt and pepper.
- With your hands, shape into 16 to 18 balls, counting about 45 ml (3 tablespoons) of the meat mixture for each. Place in the baking dish.
- In a measuring cup, combine the remaining tomato soup and juice. Pour over the meatballs.
- Bake for about 1 hour. Halfway through cooking, drizzle the meatballs with the tomato sauce. Sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with mashed potatoes.
Childhood Meatballs