Why stand over the stove when you can have delicious oven-baked meatballs with rice and gravy right out of your oven? I have to confess that I haven’t done very well at meal planning this week and instead have been flying by the seat of my pants. That makes it sound a lot more exciting than reality, which in this case means thawing meat and scrounging around for ingredients to make dinner without going to the store. What’s great is that sometimes improvised dinners turn out SO GOOD.
Easy and Quick Dinner with Oven-Backed Meatballs
Take for example these baked meatballs. It took me 15 minutes tops to throw this dinner together, and then I stuck it in the oven while getting the kids to get ready for bed. The house smelled amazing while it was baking, and an hour or so later we were enjoying savory meatballs with creamy rice and gravy.
I can’t say for sure since I haven’t tested it yet, but I think this recipe is born for the slow cooker. I baked it for over an hour until the liquid was absorbed, and I think that would translate well to slow cooking on low all day. I’ll be sure to update you here when I try it in the crockpot soon, and I think I will try brown rice with that version since it can stand up to hours of cooking time.
We enjoyed these oven-baked meatballs with rice and gravy with sliced tomatoes, my favorite side when I’m pinched for time, ingredients, or energy. It would of course be great with green beans, a side salad, English peas, or pretty much any vegetable you like. Let me know what you serve with it!
How to Make Oven-Baked Meatballs with Rice and Gravy?
Print Simple Baked Meatballs with Rice and Gravy
These baked meatballs with rice and gravy are an easy, hearty dinner without much effort!
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 16–20 oz. ground turkey or beef
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 10 oz. can condensed cream of mushroom soup I used reduced-fat
- 2 c. chicken broth
- 1 c. long grain white rice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13″ baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together ground meat, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder.
- In another bowl (I apologize to whoever is washing the dishes), whisk together cream of mushroom soup and chicken broth. Add rice, and stir. Pour the rice mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Using a medium disher or a tablespoon, evenly measure meatballs and drop into the rice mixture. Arrange in straight lines to be sure they all fit.
- Cover pan with foil, and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 15-20 minutes until meatballs are cooked through and most of the liquid is absorbed. (Ground meat should be heated to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.)
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 60
- Category: Poultry, Red Meat, Rice Bowls
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: baked meatballs
Finally, please share with us your oven-baked meatballs with rice and gravy results. Also, feel free to improvise as much as you like. After all, this recipe should be fun to make and satisfy your tastes. So, go wild and tell us all about it in the comments section below!
Last but not least, if you’d like more of my easiest-to-make recipes, here are two of my favorite meatball recipes for you!
Rosie says
I agree with you! Nothing beats homemade meatballs; the taste is amazing and delicious. Share a photo of your homemade baked meatballs; they look delicious.
Jennifer Rensner says
Did you ever try it in the slow cooker? I’d love to try making it that way.
Rosie says
Hi, Jennifer Rensner! No, I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds interesting. I guess the taste will have a bit of change because slow cookers and baking are different in terms of cooking. But let me also try that one, how about sending a photo of your slow cooker meatballs with rice and gravy how would it look?
Kim says
The rice was delicious but I thought the meatballs were so dry. Next time I’d add some type of liquid to the meatballs. My husband loved it just the way it was.
Rosie says
Wow! That sounds great Kim! Let me also try that one. Hahah! My children also love it just the way it was.
Rita S says
I made Oven-baked Meatballs with Gravy and Rice- it’s a keeper! I’ve filed it in with my fave recipes! My guys loved it! Will make it often! Thanks!
Rosie says
Wow! Thanks for the compliment, Rita S! Indeed it is; my kids also loved this one, and they will never trade it for any pasta that has been their favorite when they haven’t tasted these baked meatballs with rice and gravy. Share some photos of your guys with the baked meatballs and let’s see how happy they were, haha!
Danielle says
(Real commenter here). WOW, I was looking for a low-intensity, low-ingredient way to make some meatballs, one that would make the meat stretch, and this recipe fit the bill! It was SO TASTY, it reminded me of a porkchop casserole my mom made when I was a kid (with the onion soup mix?), only with meatballs, one of my favorite things (and not too salty)! This is a fab recipe, thank you for sharing.
brendarowsey says
Did not tell how to shape meatballs
Shannon says
is the rice cooked when you put it in the pan or uncooked?
Connor Grant says
Is the rice cooked before or put uncooked?
Rita S says
Hi! I’m Rita! I made this tonight for dinner! It is DELISH!!! Uncooked rice- the 2 cups broth and soup will be absorbed by the rice!
This one is a keeper!
Suzanne says
I think the rice is uncooked because the recipe uses 2 cups of chicken broth with 1 cup of rice and a can of cream mushrooms soup. I’m going to try it with cooked rice and cut the broth to 1 cup and see how that turns out.
Robert J Chapman says
This is a very informative blog. I am placing this comment so I can go back in case I’ll need this for future reference.
Jen says
Hi! I just found thos tecipe. Yum. Would love to make it but burning up in rhe Arizona heat and now humidity. Could you make this in the crock pot? Have you? How did ypu layer it? Thanks. Can’t wait to look at your other recipes.
Lacey says
Looking for a meatball and rice recipe I stumbled across this and I’m going to make it tonight but I’m going to make it with cream of mushroom and cream of bacon soup and add some sauteed mushrooms and onions to the rice. Thanks for sharing this recipe it sounds amazing and by the looks of the reviews it is.