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Zesty Meatballs and Rice

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Quick and easy to make! Simple, easy ingredients. Family loved it!

posted by

lorigates9797

on 4/23/2010

time

prep:

10 min

total:

25 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

lb. lean ground beef

Tbsp. (1/2 of 1 pkt.) SHAKE 'N BAKE Extra Crispy Seasoned Coating Mix

carrots, finely shredded (about 1 cup)

1/2

cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar & Monterey Jack Cheeses

1/4

cup KRAFT Classic CATALINA Dressing

Tbsp. less-sodium soy sauce

1-1/4

cups water

1-1/2

cups instant white rice, uncooked

Make It

MIX first 4 ingredients; shape into 16 meatballs.

COOK meatballs in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 8 min. or until evenly browned, stirring occasionally.

ADD remaining ingredients; mix well. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 1 min. Cover. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min. or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Serve this flavorful one-pot dish with a mixed green salad tossed with your favorite KRAFT Dressing.

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Leereba437

posted:4/3/2012

Made these tonight and loved the flavor. The downside was that my meatballs fell apart, but its possible that I may not be a very good meatball maker. Overall, we loved it. O, since we like spicy food, I opted for the zesty Catalina, don't know if it makes much of a difference but even my kids loved it!!!!

aqtnsd

posted:9/28/2010

even stirring the meatballs constantly, they burned a bit. They didnt taste too good either. But the rice flavoring was YUMMY. So I'd make the rice again.

lorigates9797

posted:4/23/2010

Quick and easy to make! Simple, easy ingredients. Family loved it!

eafuhrman

posted:11/17/2009

Fantastic! I could not believe how simple the ingredients were but how flavorful the dish was! I love to cook every night, but being a college student I need to do it cheap and fast yet delicious. This I will absolutely make again and again!

heathyre

posted:11/14/2009

Very tasty! Our meatballs always break up, but it definitely doesn't detract from the flavor. Yum.

egriff34

posted:11/10/2009

The meatballs were okay but the rice like it was, was not very good. If I made this again, I probably would just make the meatballs in some bbq sauce and make a side of rice & veggies.

kablevins

posted:9/1/2009

The meatballs were really good. They were hard to get them evenly cooked in the skillet and it took a lot longer than the eight minutes as directed to cook them. The rice was just ok.

glgrs1183

posted:7/28/2009

The meatballs were delicious! I would absolutely make them again, maybe bake them though. I made the rice as directed, the soy sauce ruined it. Made it again w/ just the Catalina, was just ok. Hubby didn't like the rice and just ate the meatballs w/ bbq sauce.

a cook

posted:4/9/2009

We have a large household of eight, so I double the recipe and do it in the oven. Bake the meatballs at 350 degrees about 30 min until browned and then cover with rice and pour on the liquids. Cover and bake another 30 minutes. The kids really like it and we usually serve salad and steamed veggies to make it healthier.

hedgejo

posted:3/26/2009

Overall my family liked this recipe, but I felt as if the meatballs could use more seasoning.