dinner tonight -- porcupine meatballs
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
San Jose, California
June 9, 2018 8:42pm CST
Tonight's dinner is a popular one around here -- meatballs made with seasoned ground beef and rice, otherwise known as porcupines due to the spiky rice grains. I like them cooked in tomato soup or tomato sauce, but some of the kids don't, so I just used beef broth for the cooking liquid tonight.
I made it even easier on myself by cooking them in the Instant Pot and pulling out some precut veggies and ranch dip as a side dish.
What did you make for dinner?
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
10 Jun 18
I made Fettuccine Alfredo. I don't have a photo of it, but it was delicious all the same.
I'm so glad I no longer have to make two meals at meal time anymore. I used to have to do that when my kids were small. 
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
10 Jun 18
@Starmaiden , I am lucky that I never had to cook 2 different meals.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
10 Jun 18
I try not to because I don't want to be a short order cook, but sometimes I do.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
10 Jun 18
@Marty1 I admit that it came from a package this time. 
I have made it from scratch before and yes I did make it from the recipe. The ingredients for it are so expensive.
I have made it from scratch before and yes I did make it from the recipe. The ingredients for it are so expensive. 1 person likes this
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jun 18
I actually had beef tonight. A burger on an onion bun. Dill chips as a side.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
10 Jun 18
@spiderdust , I like the Claussen pickles too.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
10 Jun 18
That reminds me, I need to buy more pickles. I'm picky about them and usually just get the crunchy refrigerator kind, like Claussen or Bubbie's.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
10 Jun 18
@marlina I do not enjoy mushy pickles at all! 
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
10 Jun 18
No, I mix it into the meat uncooked and it soaks up the liquid as they simmer.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
10 Jun 18
I had leftover pizza and some string-beans, for supper. Jay wasn't home for supper, so I didn't cook anything.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
10 Jun 18
@spiderdust It was just a plain cheese pizza. Once in a while, I don't want a bunch on fixin's on top.
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
10 Jun 18
I think I am going to try this. Could I make them in the crock pot?
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
10 Jun 18
@thislittlepennyearns I'm linking this recipe so you have the slow cooker directions, but the ingredients are MUCH more fussy/complicated than the recipe I use. That one is from a church cookbook, so I'll have to take a picture of that for you.
Delicious and easy porcupine meatballs that take minutes to make and cook in your crockpot. Little prep and impressive results!
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
10 Jun 18
You could, and I think I have a recipe for doing them in the slow cooker. I'll see if I can track it down for you.
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
10 Jun 18
@spiderdust no rush. It'll be a bit at least a couple days before I want to mess with a recipe like that but thanks!
@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
22 Jun 18
I hd never heard of them. I´ll make them when I have some cooked rice.
@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
24 Jun 18
@spiderdust Does it really cook? the meat takes less time than the rice.
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
24 Jun 18
You don't need cooked rice to make it. The rice is raw when it's mixed in, and cooks while the meatballs simmer.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
25 Jun 18
@marguicha It does. The recipe I use the most is in a photograph I posted in the thread below with @thislittlepennyearns.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
10 Jun 18
Looks really good. I had salmon and rice of dinner. :)
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Jun 18
it's lunchtime here, and the rain seem to be on lunch break too. we have veggies and rice.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
11 Jun 18
@spiderdust it's called pinakbet or pakbet, but we only used squash (kalabasa), eggplant (talong) and bitter gourd (ampalaya) and ground pork.
