Whole Grain Porcupine Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 cup Honey Bunches of Oats Whole Grain Honey Crunch cereal
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
• 1 can (3.8 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound ground round beef, 90 percent lean
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) petite-diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram

Preparation

1. Heat oven to 350°F degrees.
2. In food processor, grind cereal into fine powder. In large bowl, whisk together egg and milk. Stir in ground cereal, rice, olives, salt, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and pepper; stir to combine.
3. Crumble ground round into rice mixture. Stir or use hands to combine ingredients; mix well. Form beef mixture into 8 large equal-sized meatballs. Place meatballs in 2-quart baking dish; set aside.
4. In medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together tomatoes, water, cornstarch, bouillon cube and marjoram. Bring to boil and stir for one minute. Remove from heat and pour over meatballs in pan. Cover baking dish with lid or aluminum foil and bake for 1 1/2 hours.

Preparation Time

15 minutes

Total Time

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves

8 (1 meatball each)

Source

Post Foods

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