We all love easy dinner recipes especially when using fresh vegetables and this One-Pot Meatball and Rice Dinner is ideal [with substitutions given]

One pot meals are real time savers and I love the fact that everything’s in there ! The starch, meat and vegetables.

There is a bit of frying going on in this one-pot Meatball and Rice dinner but I am talking minutes here, not very long.

At first I thought a gravy will be needed to serve on the side with this dish, but it was not necessary and saved me another few minutes.

This recipe is also very versatile on not only the vegetable options, but the meat as well.

Another kind of Ground Meat could be used (with the correct accompanying Stock). And the vegetables can be substituted to whatever you have on hand or prefer, as long as the cooking times are the same.

Dinner for a crowd !

I serve this Meatball and Rice dinner only with a crunchy side salad and it is more than enough for us 5 adults, plus leftovers for about another 2 adults.

Therefore this dish is perfect for a crowd or the larger family and it is fairly inexpensive.

I bought large sized bags of vegetables, used some in this recipe and some in another two recipes. And I blanched and froze about a quarter of what I have originally bought.

If you work out different combinations of vegetables added to stews or soups, the taste is different each time. You will also save quite a bit on buying in bulk. (which is always better – as long as one can actually afford to buy bulk!).

We have also recently started to do freezer meals in our family and so far it has worked out just fine and all the recipes I pulled from the Internet were perfect.

I am however, not going to blog about those meals, but I can tell you that the best recipes I have found are from Ruth who blogs over at Living Well Spending Less

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More Meatball recipes you might like:

• Coca-Cola Meatballs
• Mountain Meatballs
• Greek Meatballs
• Asian Chicken Meatballs
• Pork Meatballs and Broccoli Pasta

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One-Pot Meatball And Rice Dinner

One-Pot Meatball and Rice Dinner

Linda Nortje

We all love easy dinner recipes especially when using fresh vegetables and this One-Pot Meatball and Rice Dinner is ideal

4.84 from 6 votes

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Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

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Servings 6 Servings

Calories 599.3 kcal

Ingredients

  

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MEATBALLS:

• 450 g Lean Ground Beef 1 pound
• 1 extra-large Egg
• 1 cup Fresh Breadcrumbs
• 1 t Ground Cumin
• ¼ t Salt
• ¼ t Black Pepper
• 1 Small Onion grated
• Vegetable Oil for frying

VEGETABLES ETC:

• 1 Onion large, chopped
• 1 Celery Rib chopped
• 2 t Garlic fresh, crushed
• 1 cup Red Wine or more Beef Stock
• 2 cups Rice long grain white
• 1 cup Carrots peeled and sliced into rings
• 2 cups Potatoes peeled and cubed
• 4 cups Beef Stock
• 1 ½ cups Green Beans tips cut off and halved
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Combine all the ingredients for the Meatballs – form into small golf ball sized balls
• Heat a little Oil in a large skillet and quickly brown the Meatballs all over – remove from skillet and keep aside
• Using a little more Oil, if needed, to the same skillet – saute the Onion, Celery and Garlic until just soft – add the Red Wine and simmer 3 minutes – transfer to a large pot with a lid
• Add the Meatballs, Rice, Carrots, Potatoes and Beef Stock to the pot – simmer partially covered for 35 – 40 minutes or until the Rice is done (add a little Water if needed)
• Stir in the Green Beans, 15 minutes before the end time of cooking, to the pot – stir through and keep simmering
• Season to taste with Salt and Pepper and serve

Nutrition Facts

One-Pot Meatball and Rice Dinner

Serving Size

 

1 Adult Size

Amount per Serving

Calories

599.3

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

16

g

25

%

Saturated Fat

 

5

g

31

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

9

g

Cholesterol

 

92.2

mg

31

%

Carbohydrates

 

51

g

17

%

Fiber

 

4.9

g

20

%

Sugar

 

5.2

g

6

%

Protein

 

36

g

72

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Transfer to a serving dish, season to taste with Salt and Pepper.

LINDA