Creamy Meatball Dinner

Name: Creamy Meatball Dinner
Cook time: P1H30M
Total time: P2H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: bread crumbs, whole wheat; eggs; milk; onions; salt; ground beef; soup, cream of mushroom; apple juice; parsley leaves; basil; carrots; margarine; rice

Submitted by redheaded moma

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

90 min

READY

2 hrs

Ingredients

CUP BREAD CRUMBS, WHOLE WHEAT
soft

EACH EGGS
beaten

TABLESPOONS MILK

TABLESPOON ONIONS
chopped

TEASPOON SALT

POUND GROUND BEEF

10 ¾

OUNCES CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP
condensed

CUP APPLE JUICE
or water

TABLESPOONS PARSLEY LEAVES
snipped

TEASPOON BASIL
dried, crushed *

CUPS CARROTS
frozen, crinkle-cut

TABLESPOONS MARGARINE
or butter, melted

CUP RICE
brown, cooked

Directions

Combine crumbs, egg, milk, onion and salt.

Add beef;mix well.

Shape mixture into 20 meatballs;place in 15 x 10 x 1inch pan.

Bake, uncovered, in 375℉ (190℃) F oven 15 minutes.

Drain and cool.

Combine soup, apple juice, parsley and basil;add meatballs and stir to coat.

Divide rice among 4 shallow single-serving baking dish es.

Top with 5 meatballs and some sauce.

Place carrots at one end of dish; drizzle with margarine.

Cover with moisture and vapor-proof wrap; freeze.

To serve, bake, uncovered, in a 375℉ (190℃) F oven about 1¼ hours, or cook, covered, on 70 % powder (medium high) 10 to 12 minutes in the microwave, turning once.