Melted Butter Casserole With Potatoes And Meatballs
This is a casserole unlike any you've had before! Why? Because it has everything you could ever hope for – mashed potatoes, potato ribbons, meatballs, and a literal sheet of butter mixed with spicy, flavorful chorizo that melts into the entire dish. Sure, it's a little indulgent, but it's important to treat yourself every once in a while!
Equipment
- Casserole Dish
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1.75 sticks butter softened
- 2 oz chorizo diced
- 1 tbsp thyme chopped
- 1 tbsp rosemary chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1.5 lbs potatoes
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 onion diced
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1/3 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the butter sheet together and flatten the mass between 2 pieces of parchment paper until it's slightly smaller than your casserole dish. Then freeze the butter sheet for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Peel all of the potatoes and cut the ends off of 9 of them. Using a peeler, cut the 9 potatoes without ends into 1½-inch thick ribbons. Boil the whole potatoes, potato ends, and the potato ribbons in salted water.
- Roll up the potato ribbons (secure them with toothpicks if necessary), place them in water, and set aside for later.
- Combine the meatball ingredients and form 25 mini meatballs from the ground beef mixture.
- Add the whole potatoes and potato ends to the casserole dish and mash them. Place the meatballs on top of the mashed potatoes.
- Take the potato ribbons out of the water and let them drain or pat them dry before placing them on top of the meatballs.
- Take the butter sheet out of the freezer, remove the parchment paper, and place it on top of the potato ribbons.
- Bake the potato casserole at 325°F for 35 minutes.
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Notes
The melted chorizo butter gives this potato meatball casserole a truly irresistible burst of flavor. And honestly, the overall presentation with the potato ribbons and meatballs is pretty fierce as well. You might think of yourself as a meat and potatoes kind of guy or girl, but if you make this casserole, you might reevaluate what that phrase even means – because this is elevated cookery right here!