Porcupine meatballs and zoodles are a delicious dish for when you are craving something other than pasta. Serve this dish for dinner tonight!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Equipment
spirilizer
2 9x13 baking sheet
parchmet paper
Ingredients
Porcupine Meatballs
1packagemicrowave brown minute ricecooked to package directions
1poundground beefI use 80/20
1egg
1/4cuppanko breadcrumbs
1/4cupwhole milk
1jarspaghetti saucefor serving
Parmesanfor serving
Zoodles
2mediumzucchini
1tablespoonolive oil
1smallyellow oniondiced
1/4cupcherry tomatoeshalved
Instructions
Porcupine Meatballs
Cook the rice according to package directions then let it cool. (See notes)
1 package microwave brown minute rice
Preheat the oven to 350-degrees.
Once it’s cooled add it to the ground beef. Add the panko breadcrumbs and crack the egg and pour the milk directly over them. Let soak for 3 minutes.
1 pound ground beef, 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup whole milk, 1 egg
Form into meatballs and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Zucchini Zoodles
Prepare zucchini 'zoodles' using a spiralizer.
2 medium zucchini
Add to a bowl with the diced onions and halved cherry tomatoes.
1 small yellow onion, 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes
Pour olive oil over the top and stir to coat.
1 tablespoon olive oil
Bake both the meatballs and the zoodles together in the oven for 30 minutes.
In the last 5 minutes heat up the spaghetti sauce.
1 jar spaghetti sauce
Serve the noodles and meatballs together. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Enjoy!
Parmesan
Video
Notes
Tips for making this recipe:
You MUST let the rice cool completely before adding it to the ground beef. If you don't the meatballs will not stay in ball form. I cook the rice then add it to the bowl and put it in the refrigerator while I make the other ingredients. Stir occasionally with a spoon to release the steam.
If you don't own a spiralizer to make the zoodles you can use a box grater to get a similar shape.
To store: Add to a covered container and eat within 3 days.