Comments on: Slow Cooker Porcupine Meatballs

By: Olena Osipov

Olena Osipov — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:18:02 +0000

In reply to Holly Thornton. I love your pairing ideas, Holly! Glad you found this recipe a breeze to make!

By: Holly Thornton

Holly Thornton — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:17:34 +0000

I was going to make the meatballs in instapot, decided to do 375 convection oven because the mixture was too soft, wouldn't hold ball shape, and I didn't have time to chill it. I plopped it into a 9x13 Pyrex casserole dish, used a spatula to separate servings before I poured the broth in the pan, kept it covered the first 40 minutes, then cooked it an additional 15 minutes uncovered at 400- with a sheet pan of quartered new potatoes on the rack below in case any of the broth bubbled over when it reached high temp.(nobody likes to clean ovens, right?!) I cut back 6oz on the broth, so I skipped the slurry step. There was a little liquid left. The remainder will make great meatloaf sandwiches! This is by far one of the easiest, most versatile recipes for turkey porcupine meatballs I have found. I will definitely be making it again. Next time, I will freeze half for a quick, easy meal that I can easily pop in the instapot. I served it with Brussels sprouts and roasted baby potatoes tonight.. tomorrow, maybe marinara and pasta shells, meatloaf sandwiches will be awesome, I'm sure!

By: Elaine Miller

Elaine Miller — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 19:39:38 +0000

I have been making porcupine meatballs for 50 yrs. I was raised in Manitoba but I have been in Alberta for 40 years. And my kids grew up eating them. Mine these days are made with ground turkey or chicken, moose or buffalo if I have it and whatever rice I have on hand and Tomato soup or tomato sauce. Healthy and delicious. Broth I guess is another way to go, essentially you are making a gravy. Almost swedish meatballs with a twist. Almost

By: iFOODreal

iFOODreal — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:45:07 +0000

In reply to Kimberly. Hi Kimberly! Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know how these meatballs turned out for you! I am so happy that these were a hit!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:31:05 +0000

In reply to Lauren.

These far exceeded my expectations. They are CRAZY good. I had a busy Saturday lined up and being lazy about preparing separate veggies and no salad greens in the house. I threw in some chopped carrots I needed to use and some whole frozen spinach. AMAZING. Thanks for the tip about no eggs as I realized belatedly I was out and they held together fine. I cooked these in the instant pot. I can also see adding more broth, making the meatballs smaller and eating it like a soup ( I didn’t thicken the broth). Or thickening the broth and stirring in some beaten egg at the end to make a killer egg drop soup. My mind is going in many directions about future meals with these! My only regret is that I only made half the recipe because I only had a pound of ground chicken. 🙁
Thanks, Olena for all you do to create these healthy AND delicious recipes!

By: iFOODreal

iFOODreal — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:56:41 +0000

In reply to Laura. So happy to hear this Laura!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:18:46 +0000

So great! Thanks again, love your recipes!

By: iFOODreal

iFOODreal — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:32:55 +0000

In reply to Oretha C Hill. Porcupine meatballs are a meal on their own. Or you can serve with rice or potatoes. I usually make a super simple cucumber tomato salad or lemon kale salad to go with it.

By: Oretha C Hill

Oretha C Hill — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 03:49:19 +0000

I have never heard of the name porcupine meat ball before but it sounds good
i am going to make some very soon what do you eat with them?

By: iFOODreal

iFOODreal — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 23:41:50 +0000

In reply to Craig. You are very welcome! Love hearing that you make these often!