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French onion meatballs baked in a glossy savory sauce with green onions and rice, served hot with extra sauce spooned over the top for a cozy family dinner.

Tender baked meatballs

Tender baked meatballs made with ground beef, cooked rice, green onions, and a glossy French onion sauce. A comforting, easy family dinner perfect over rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 21 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or half beef and half pork
  • 1 cup cooked white rice
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • For the Sauce
  • 1 can 10.5 oz condensed French onion soup
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Small mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • 9×13-inch baking dish
  • foil
  • Spoon or scoop

Method
 

  1. reheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, cooked rice, green onions, egg, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix gently until just combined.
  3. Roll into golf ball-sized meatballs and place in a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together condensed French onion soup, water, brown sugar, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce until smooth.
  5. Pour the sauce over the meatballs, coating each one.
  6. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
  7. Remove foil and bake for another 15 minutes, until the sauce thickens and the meatballs are deeply browned on top.
  8. Spoon extra sauce over each meatball before serving.
  9. Serve over rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles.

Notes

Use cooked rice only, not uncooked rice.
Do not overmix the meatball mixture or the meatballs may become tough.
For a richer version, use half ground beef and half ground pork.
For a lower-sodium version, use low-sodium soy sauce and reduced-sodium soup if available.