Description
Delicious and comforting meatballs made with ground beef and pork, combined with rice and simmered in marinara sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Combine the ground beef, ground pork, uncooked rice, chopped onion, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, and a generous pinch of salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Form the mixture into meatballs, roughly the size of a golf ball.
- Heat the marinara sauce over medium heat in a large skillet or pot until it begins to bubble.
- Carefully add the meatballs to the sauce, ensuring each one is submerged.
- Cover your skillet with a lid, and let the meatballs simmer for about 30-40 minutes, occasionally stirring gently.
- Serve warm straight from the skillet, garnished with fresh herbs or Parmesan if desired.
Notes
You can freeze the formed meatballs for later cooking. For crispy meatballs, use an air fryer at 400°F for 20 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: meatballs, comfort food, Italian, easy recipe, weeknight dinner