Near East Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1/4 c. fine dry bread crumbs
2 Tbsp. milk
1/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. shortening
1 pkg. onion soup mix
1 c. water
1/2 c. uncooked rice
minced parsley

Preparation

Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, milk and salt.
Shape into 18 meatballs.
Brown meatballs in shortening.
Pour in soup and water; bring to a boil.
Stir in rice and cover.
Simmer 30 minutes or until rice is tender.
Stir often.
Garnish with parsley.