Spanish Rice And Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 slices bacon
• 2/3 cup uncooked rice
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/3 cup heinz 57 steak sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 green pepper, cut into 3/4-inch chunks
• 1/2 cup sliced celery

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove, coarsely crumble and set aside.
• 2 drain drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine beef, breadcrumbs, egg, salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
• 4 form into 20 meatballs, using a rounded tablespoon for each.
• 5 in same skillet, brown meatballs in reserved drippings; remove.
• 6 in same skillet, saute onion and celery until tender-crisp; drain excess fat.
• 7 add rice, water,tomatoes, 57 sauce, ¼ teaspoon pepper and hot pepper sauce.
• 8 cover; simmer 20 minutes.
• 9 stir in bacon, meatballs and green pepper. cover; simmer and additional 10 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed,stirring occasionally.
• 10 serves 4.