Description
Meatballs and Rice – this creamy meatballs and rice recipe is total comfort food! Made with simple, real ingredients + makes great leftovers!
Ingredients
Scale
Cream of Mushroom Soup:
- 5 tablespoons of butter, divided (sub with plant-based butter or ghee)
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, minced
- 8–12 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon all purpose flour (sub 1 1/2 tablespoons arrowroot powder for gluten-free)
- 3 cup chicken broth (vegetable would work too)
- 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
Meatballs and Rice
- 1–1.5 lbs ground beef
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 1 cup long grain brown rice
Instructions
Cream of Mushroom Soup:
- Bring large sauce pan (or Dutch Oven) to medium-high heat. Melt 3 tablespoons vegan butter (or ghee). Add add onion, stirring constantly, until they reduce.
- Add mushrooms and cook on medium/high, stirring constantly until they cook down (approx. 5-7 mins) and start to brown. (Add additional butter, as needed to ensure pan doesn’t dry out – I added a couple extra tablespoons – kind of depends how big your mushrooms are and how long they need to cook down, They will absorb the butter pretty quickly))
- Add a pinch of salt and the thyme. Stir. Add remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and let melt. Add flour and stir to fully combine.
- Add broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring after each pour.
- Let simmer about 10 minutes, stirring softly, and you will see it start to thicken.
- After 10 minutes, add coconut milk and almond milk. Stir to combine.
- Taste and add additional salt, pepper or thyme – as desired.
- Remove from heat.
Meatballs and Rice:
- Take 2 tablespoons of ground beef at a time and roll into meatballs. Set aside.
- Bring a large, deep cast iron skillet to medium-high heat. Add meatballs and sear on all sides. Season with salt and pepper as you turn them.
- Reduce heat to medium, continuing to let meatballs fully cook. Drain excess grease, but I recommend leaving 2-3 tablespoons (it adds flavor).
- Add Cream of Mushroom Soup to the pan along with the rice; Stir to combine.
- Cover and let simmer 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Ground Beef: you can do anywhere from 1 pound to almost 2 pounds here depending upon how much you want to make – I generally use 1.5 pounds.
- Turkey Meatballs: feel free to use our Turkey Meatball recipe instead of ground beef.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 222
- Sugar: 1.2 g
- Sodium: 440.4 mg
- Fat: 10.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 18.9 g
- Protein: 13.3 g
- Cholesterol: 43.9 mg