Pesto Rice Meatballs

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Partially cooking the atom adds moisture to the meatballs and ensures that the atom becomes bully and tender, adjacent connected the wrong of each meatball. According to cookbook writer Linda Larsen, the meatballs tin beryllium made astatine a outgo of $1.27 per serving.

The Spinach Pesto called for successful this look is made with frozen, chopped spinach that has been defrosted. Using a fresh-pesto spinach (if it's feasible, budgetwise) whitethorn lend a spot much spirit to the meatballs.

Adapted from her "The Everything Meals connected a Budget Cookbook" (Adams Media, 2008).

Ingredients

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Servings: 4-5 Makes astir thirty-six 1 1/2-inch meatballs

1/4 cupful (uncooked) long-grain rice
1 3/4 cups water
1 ample egg, somewhat beaten
1/3 cupful Spinach Pesto (see related look successful Recipe Finder)
2 tablespoons low-fat milk
1/4 cupful grated parmesan cheese
1 lb 80 percent thin crushed beef
2 tablespoons olive oil
10 ounces (1 can) low-sodium condensed herb soup

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 5)

Calories
398
Fat
31 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Carbohydrates
9 g
Sodium
198 mg
Cholesterol
111 mg
Protein
20 g
Fiber
1 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from her "The Everything Meals connected a Budget Cookbook" (Adams Media, 2008).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 12, 2026