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  • Porcupine Meatballs

    [Replies: 9]
    Last Post Dec 21, 2006 8:16 PM by: Angela P
    Angela P
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    Re: Porcupine Meatballs

    Dec 21, 2006 8:16 PM
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    Hi Martha!

    Ive been searching for a recipe that included the soup AND the Catalina dressing, but Im coming up empty. Maybe your mom just added some for flavor, making up her own recipe as she went along? I do that all the time. HeHe!

    Here ARE a couple recipes for you though. One that calls for the Campbells Cream of Mushroom and one that calls for Catalina Dressing! Maybe you can combine the two and come up with "Martha's Famous Mixed Up Meatballs"? ;)

    Meatball Stroganoff
    (5 servings)

    1 (10 3/4-oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
    1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
    1 cup mushrooms, sliced and cooked in butter until soft
    1 family meal-sized portion of freezer meatballs

    In medium saucepan, mix together mushroom soup and sour cream. Gently stir in mushrooms and meatballs. Simmer until meatballs are heated through. Serve over hot cooked rice or over egg noodles tossed with melted butter and chopped parsley.

    Catalina Meatballs
    (5 servings)

    1 medium onion, thinly sliced
    2 teaspoons olive oil
    1 bottle Catalina salad dressing
    1 family meal-sized portion of freezer meatballs

    Saute onion slices in olive oil until softened. Place frozen meatballs in medium skillet. Pour dressing over meatballs. Cover skillet and cook over low heat until dressing caramelizes on meatballs and onion, and the meatballs are fully thawed and heated through. Serve over rice.
    Martha Bailey
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    Re: Porcupine Meatballs

    Dec 18, 2006 8:19 PM
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    Hi! I'm looking for a recipe my mom used for porcupine meatballs with mushroom soup but she used a small amount of catalina salad dressing in the meatballs. Does anyone know the recipe?
    Thanks
    Constance Bigham
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    Re: Porcupine Meatballs

    Dec 16, 2006 11:07 AM
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    My mom used to make these using cream of mushroom soup instead of the tomato sauce, and then baked them in the oven instead of the on the stove-top. They were good that way, too.

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    Sherrie
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    Re: Porcupine Meatballs

    Dec 14, 2006 3:36 PM
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    Wow! I never heard of these before! Sounds fun.
    Momof3 .
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    Dec 13, 2006 9:37 PM
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    The porcupine meatballs sound yummy. It sounds like what my mom used to put in the center of her stuffed cabbage... I've made the same recipe my mom has made many times over.. it just doesn't taste the same.. it taste good.. but it's missing her touch :(

    I love the idea of cooking up meatballs in broth and freezing them for when you need them. Do they get tough? I have bought some frozen meatballs in the past but they always cook up a little tough and the kids don't like them that way. I would rather use my own recipe and use leaner meat.
    Hey Lisa
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    Dec 13, 2006 4:53 PM
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    These sound so good. I'll have to add these meatballs to the list to try soon too. :)

    I serve mashed taters with corn here too. I have also been known to add corn to my s'ghetti. It's pretty and tastes good and changes up the texture just a bit. I read somewhere once that corn and pasta both contain the same stuff turkey has that induces turkey coma. The article compared it to naturally occurring valium so when I feel stressed I load up on pasta and corn. :-D
    Dawn
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    Dec 10, 2006 8:50 AM
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    Shan:

    As a child, I remember my mother making these for supper. How I enjoyed them. I remember she would serve them with mashed potatoes and I would use the tomato sauce from the meatballs as gravy.

    I see you served yours with corn and taters. I am always concerned about serving these two items together because I have always thought that both items were a "starch". ?:| My husband on the other hand says corn and taters are fine together.:-D
    Penny
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    Re: Porcupine Meatballs

    Dec 9, 2006 1:38 PM
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    David, Bring your tomato sauce to a low boil. Drop in your uncooked meatballs making sure they are completely submerged. DO NOT STIR. for about 10 mins, then you can do it gently. You will have perfectly round meatballs plus the juice from the meat adds flavor to the sauce.
    David Griggs
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    Re: Porcupine Meatballs

    Dec 9, 2006 12:40 PM
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    Hi Shan, they sound delicious.

    I always had trouble cooking meatballs in the oven (came out with a flat bottom) or adding them directly to the dish I was cooking (they fell apart on me while stirring). I've had fun bringing a saucepan of water to a boil, adding a couple of bouillion cubes, and dropping the meatballs into the broth. When the meatballs float they are done - no guessing. Then I use them immediately or they even freeze really well after cooking. Take them straight from the freezer to sauce pan without altering your recipe. The time it takes for your sauce flavors to mingle is about right for the cooked meatballs to thaw and heat through.

    PS: Campbells Condensed Tomato Soup and 1C water works as a substitute for tomato sauce with these.

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    Shan Triggs
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    Porcupine Meatballs

    Dec 8, 2006 5:07 PM
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    That's what we're having! Served with mashed taters and corn. Its a huge hit with the kids and its pretty easy for this mom to toss together. I do the meatballs ahead of time and put them in the fridge til I'm ready to cook them.

    1 lb gbeef
    1 onion, peeled and chopped
    2 TBS Italion seasoning
    3 tsp chopped garlic
    minute rice (I sort of eyeball this)
    dash of Pepper
    1 large can of tomato sauce

    mix meat, onion, seasonings and rice all together. Form into baseball size (prolly a little smaller. I have small hands) balls. Place in skillet with can of tomato sauce, add a can full of water. Cover and simmer, turning occassionaly.

    I usually cook these for half an hour or until they are done (I cut one in half and check the color)

    ~Shan
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