Cheesy Mashed Potato And Meatball Casserole
A hearty casserole with mashed potatoes, meatballs, and mozzarella, topped with tomato sauce and cheese.
Equipment
- Casserole Dish
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 2 lbs potatoes
- 0.5 stick butter
- salt & nutmeg to taste
- 1 lbs ground beef
- 1 medium onion, diced
- chopped parsley to taste
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp flour
- 0.25 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- salt & pepper to taste
- 6 mozzarella pearls
- tomato sauce
- shredded mozzarella
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Boil the potatoes until soft, then drain them and mash them with the butter, salt, and nutmeg.
- Grease a casserole dish with butter, spread the mashed potatoes out in the dish, and smooth out the top. Use the handle of a wooden spoon to draw deep lines in the mashed potatoes, dividing the dish into 6 equal squares. Then use the bottom of a glass to make a circular indentation in each square.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese in the circular indentations and pour tomato sauce in the dividing lines you made in the mashed potatoes.
- For the meatballs, mix the ground beef, onion, parsley, garlic, flour, vegetable oil, egg, salt, and pepper until combined. Divide the ground beef mixture into 6 equal portions. Place 1 portion in the palm of your hand, place a mozzarella pearl in the center, and fold the ground beef mixture around the mozzarella pearl until it's completely enclosed. Repeat with the remaining ground beef portions and mozzarella pearls.
- Place 1 stuffed meatball in each indentation in the casserole dish and sprinkle shredded mozzarella over the entire casserole. Transfer the casserole dish to the preheated oven and cook at 350°F for 30 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.
