4-INGREDIENT SKINNY SLOW COOKER PORCUPINE MEATBALLS RECIPE – 6 WW FREESTYLE SMARTPOINTS

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I’ve got an updated, blast from the past (my past anyway) recipe for you today: Healthy Slow Cooker Porcupine Meatballs.

Do you remember “porcupines” – ground beef, raw rice and seasonings formed into balls and then cooked in tomato sauce, or soup, in a skillet or baked in the oven?

My old Betty Crocker Cookbook (affiliate link) (1978) has a good recipe for this old-fashioned family-friendly favorite.

But the inspiration for these skinny slow cooker porcupine meatballs came from another source: 4 Ingredients: More Than 400 Quick, Easy, and Delicious Recipes Using 4 or Fewer Ingredients (affiliate link), a basic little paperback of easy everyday recipes by a pair of Australian moms, that I discovered in a London bookshop a few years back.

Ingredients

• 1 pound 95% lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup cooked rice
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 can tomato soup (I used Amy's Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque)

Instructions

1. Ideal slow cooker size: 4-Quart.
2. In a bowl, combine the ground beef, rice, egg and seasonings in a bowl and mix well.
3. Roll mixture into 16 balls (aka "porcupines").
4. ..................................

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