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Porcupine Meatballs


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This is my version of the classic Campbell's soup porcupine meatball recipe. It was always a favorite of my daughter's so we made it again for our members. Enjoy.
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Ingredients:

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 egg
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp. dry crushed oregano
  • 2 cans Campbell's tomato soup
  • 1 soup can water
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup white rice, uncooked

Ingredients.

 

Directions:

Mix the ground beef and pork together. Mixing ground meats together.

 

Add egg, 1/2 can tomato soup, 1/2 to 1 tsp. minced garlic, onion, oregano, and rice. Adding additional ingredients to meat.

 

Mix all ingredients together well. Mixing all ingredients.

 

Shape into meatballs, I like to make them golf ball sized or smaller. Placing meatballs in skillet.

 

Place meatballs in skillet. Skillet filled with meatballs.

 

Pour remaining 1 1/2 cans of soup and 1 can water over meatballs. Tomato soup added to pan.

 

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook for 25 - 30 minutes or until the meatballs are done and the rice is tender. Tomato soup added to pan.

 

Serve with your favorite vegetable or salad.

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Servings: 8 - 10
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: 40 Minutes

Source: Campbell's Soup cookbook from the 1970s

By R Barbara from Bremerton, WA

Cooked meatballs.
 

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November 6, 20150 found this helpful

Tccch! Aren't porcupines protected? (Someone had to say it ) But the recipe does sound good!

 
Anonymous
November 6, 20150 found this helpful

Rice-a-Roni used to have a really easy-to-prepare porcupine meatball recipe on its box. It's on the net now. Family favorite indeed.

 
Anonymous
November 17, 20150 found this helpful

easy to prep. i have them on the stove cooking now. thanks for sharing the recipe.

 
Anonymous
December 13, 20150 found this helpful

I made these tonight. The rice does not stick out like porcupine needles and my grandson was sure to tell me they were wrong What happened?

 
Anonymous
January 20, 20160 found this helpful

This is the recipe I've been looking for, my family loved back then and now ai'll be making it for grand children. Thanks

 

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