Porcupine Meatballs
Entree
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ¼ pound 96% lean ground beef
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, roughly chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 Uncle Ben's Natural Brown Rice Cup (4.4 ounce), prepared
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 3 cups prepared marinara sauce*
- *we used Muir Glen Cabernet Marinara Sauce
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a large bowl, combine first eleven ingredients. Divide and shape the combined mixture into 12 meatballs. In a large skillet, using non-stick cooking spray, brown meatballs in batches until brown on all sides. Set aside until all meatballs are seared.
- Preheat oven to 375. In a large glass baking dish, spread 1 cup of marinara sauce. Place the partially cooked meatballs in baking dish and top with additional 1 cup of marinara. Cover with foil and bake for 35-40 minutes or until meatballs reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
- Heat remaining 1 cup of sauce and serve with meatballs, if desired.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
CALORIES:
320
FAT:
10g
CARBOHYDRATES:
27g
SODIUM:
770mg
FIBER:
4g
PROTEIN:
31g
CHOLESTEROL:
125mg
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