Spicy Rice Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients:

- Marne Parry PKKW92A
1 Egg
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Italian herb seasoning or
-1/8 ea. basil, marjoram,
-oregano, thyme
1/4 tsp Pepper
1 cl Garlic, minced
1/4 cup Finely chopped onion
1 lb Extra lean gr. beef
8 oz Ground veal (or turkey)
1/2 cup Long grain white rice
1/2 cup Fine dry bread crumbs
1 large Can tomato sauce (15 oz)
1/2 cup Tomato juice
1 tsp Chili powder
1 small Can diced green chiles (4oz)

Instructions:

In a large bowl, beat eggs with salt, herb seasoning and pepper. Add
garlic, onion, beef, veal, rice and crumbs; mix well. Shape mixture
into 1 1/2 inch balls. Place meatballs in a 5 quart or larger
electric slow cooker.
In same bowl, mix tomato suace, tomato juice, chili powder and
chiles; our over meatballs. Cover and cook at low setting until
meatballs are no longer pink in center and rice is tender; cut a
meatball to test (5 1/2-6 hrs). Gently lift meatballs to a warm
serving dish and keep warm. Skim and discard fat from sauce, if
necessary; Stir then spoon over meatballs.
"This slow cooker variation on a long-time family favorite is
especially easy to assemble. Chili powder and mild green chiles
update the flavor." Source: Sunset Crockpot Cookbook

Servings: 6