Italian Rice Balls

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 cup raw converted rice
• 1 cup spaghetti sauce
• 1 cup grated romano cheese or 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 cook converted rice according to package.
• 2 cool rice and reserve.
• 3 saute ground beef, crumbling well.
• 4 season beef generously with garlic powder and black pepper.
• 5 combine seasoned meat and cooled rice.
• 6 mix in spaghetti sauce and cheese.
• 7 divide mixture into ten baseball sized balls.
• 8 place on nonstick cookie sheets.
• 9 chill.
• 10 can be iqf frozen at this point and put into freezer bags.
• 11 combine egg and water in a bowl.
• 12 pour breadcrumbs into a bowl.
• 13 dip each ball in egg wash and then into crumbs to coat.
• 14 bake@ 350 for 30 minutes, or if baking from frozen add 15 minutes.