I made these Tuesday night and they were a huge success with my family.

PREP TIME:20 minutes
COOK TIME:1hour
Serves 4



Recipe by Modern Nonna

Meatballs​

• 650 grams ground beef, or any ground meat of choice
• 1 large egg
• 1 medium onion, grated
• 1 medium potato, peeled, grated, and squeezed of excess moisture
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• drizzle of olive oil

Additional Ingredients​

• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick circles
• salt to taste
• Barilla Napoletana Pasta Sauce 400g (original recipe used 1 cup marinara sauce it's expensive and I felt it needed more than 1 cup)
• 2 capsicum ((I used one red , one green)
• drizzle of olive oil

Instructions​

• Preheat the oven to 200C / 180°C fan-forced
• In a large bowl, add the meat meat, egg, grated onion, grated potato, salt, oregano, paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil. Using clean hands, mix really well until all the ingredients are incorporated.
• Using a large ice cream scoop or tablespoon measure, create 14 equal-sized meatballs from the meat mixture. Roll each one and then, using your palm, flatten it slightly. Set aside.
• Note: you can cover the meatball mixture and let it sit in the fridge overnight and form the meatballs the following day. OR you can form the meatballs, cover them and assemble the rest of the recipe the following day. Alternatively, you don't have to wait at all if you want to bake and enjoy them the same day.
• Sprinkle all of the potato slices with a little bit of salt.
• Pour 3/4 cup of the tomato sauce into the bottom of a baking dish (see notes below) and distribute the sauce evenly.
• Arrange the meatballs and potatoes into the baking dish, creating a spiral pattern of meatball, potato, meatball, etc. The meatballs and potatoes should be placed upright, so the food is stacked and balanced on its thinnest side.
• Once the potatoes and meatballs have been arranged, add the sliced capsicum anywhere you like. You can add as much as you wish
• Pour the remaining 1/4 cup sauce onto the top of the meatballs, potatoes, and capsicum and drizzle on a touch of olive oil on top.
• I then covered with a piece of baking paper and cover the top of the dish. Then I covered this with foil
• Bake for about 45 minutes, uncover, and bake for another 15 minutes. The bake time will depend on the oven kpso always keep an eye on the dish to make sure it does not over or underbake.
• Let cool for 15 minutes and enjoy!

Nutrition​

Serving: 1 portion, Calories: 633kcal, Carbohydrates: 46g, Protein: 35g, Fat: 34g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 15g, Trans Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 162mg, Sodium: 1014mg, Potassium: 1646mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 633IU, Vitamin C: 52mg, Calcium: 89mg, Iron: 6mg

 

[Irene Anthony]

Suzanne has done it again

 

[Josephine B]

I've seen similar to this on FB, but never tried it, so now I'll have to give it a go. Thank you Suzanne for sharing.

 

[bj.reisen]

Thank you