Add rice, water, and olive oil to a pot. Season with salt, pepper, and adobo. Mix everything together. Cover the pot and bring to a simmer. Once simmering, immediately turn off the heat and let it sit covered on the stove for 30 minutes.
Step 2
While the rice is cooking, make the meatballs. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, chopped onion, diced red bell pepper, grated carrot, Parmesan cheese, egg, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix everything together well with clean hands.
Step 3
Shape the mixture into meatballs.
Step 4
Pour marinara sauce into a skillet. Place the meatballs on top of the sauce. Drizzle the olive oil over the top.
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