Salisbury Meatballs and Rice

We are officially in the comfort food season.  And this calls for one of the most delicious, satisfying, and easy to make dinners you will ever find.  Not to mention, the whole family will enjoy it. 

I have to give credit to my son for this recipe because he was the one who had the choice of dinner one night and this was his request.  It sounded easy enough so I gave it a shot.  It was such a success that I ended up refining it a little and thus, a true weeknight meal was born. 

It’s an easy take on a perfect comfort food meal: Salisbury steak.  Only this time we are going to make it into a weeknight meal that you can make in under 30 minutes.  Who doesn’t love that? 

You’ll need to grab the following:

·       1 pound ground beef

·       1 egg

·       French’s Fried Onions

·       1 handful parsley, chopped

·       2 tablespoons Worchestshire sauce

·       Brown gravy packet

·       1 yellow onion, sliced

·       1 package baby portabella mushrooms, sliced

·       4 servings white rice

·       Salt and pepper, to taste

To get started we are going to make our Salisbury steak meatballs.  In a large mixing bowl, add in your ground beef, salt and pepper to taste, and then add in your mix-in’s.  Mix in your egg and add in 1-2 handfuls of French’s Fried Onions, 1 tablespoon Worchestshire sauce, half of your chopped parsley, and mix together with your hands until you have a nice consistency.  Roll out your meatballs and set on a plate. 

Begin your white rice cooking.  I like to use a perfect shortcut by using Minute Rice to really help my cooking time.  Prepare the rice to the directions on the box.

Now we want to begin our gravy, which is really going to give us the flavor of the Salisbury steak.  Take a skillet and add in a little vegetable oil to coat the pan.  Once hot, add in your chopped yellow onion and sliced baby portabella mushrooms.  Season with salt and pepper and 1 tablespoon of Worchestshire sauce.  Sauté these until they are cooked thoroughly.  Once done, take your Brown Gravy packet and add in, along with 1 cup of water.  Whisk together until you get the perfect thickness to your gravy mixture.  Turn down to a low simmer and allow these flavors to come together nicely.

In your skillet you want to prepare your meatballs.  Add a little vegetable oil and cook your meatballs all the way through. 

Finally, we are ready to put all this together and serve up.  Take a nice scoop of white rice and place in the middle of the plate.  Add meatballs and then you are going to spoon over your gravy mixture.  Top off with the remaining chopped parsley and sprinkle some of your French’s Fried Onions to the top to add some texture and that yummy flavor.  Serve to your family and you’ll soon see how we were able to put together this perfect comfort food meal in less than 30 minutes.  You will love this meal, and you can even play with the flavors. 

Enjoy!

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