Porcupine Meatballs

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1/2 cup raw long grain rice
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, finely chopped
1 egg
1 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 (10 1/2 oz) can tomato soup
1 can diced tomatoes with liquid

In mixing bowl combine ground beef, rice, onion, green pepper, egg, salt and pepper. Mix well to blend. Shape meat mixture into 24 meatballs, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place meatballs in crockpot. In a small bowl whisk together soup and tomatoes, pour over meatballs. Cover; cook on LOW 7-9 hours. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

My Notes:

* Rather than serve as a main course we put the meatballs on rolls, added a slice of provolone cheese on top and toasted under the broiler.
* This recipe does not produce much sauce, nor is it very spicey. It's really just a good base recipe to change to your taste. Next time we make it we will probably use the tomatoes with spices in it or even a spaghetti sauce.
* I used my cookie scoop (mini ice cream scoop) to make uniform sized meatballs.

Smothered Steak

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds chuck or round steak, cut into strips
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 large onion, sliced
1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, drained (optional)
2 T molasses
3 T soy sauce
1 (10 oz) package frozen french style green beans

Put steak strips, flour, salt and pepper in crock pot and stir well to coat steak. Add all remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. Serve over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes.