🍽️ Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Mashed Potatoes

Description

🍅🥔 Juicy homemade meatballs simmered in a rich tomato sauce, served with creamy mashed potatoes — pure comfort food that’s easy to make and loved by everyone!

Ingredients

• For the meatballs:
• 🥩 500g ground beef
• 🥚 1 egg
• 🍞 50g breadcrumbs
• 🧅 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 🧄 1 clove garlic, minced
• 🧂 Salt and pepper, to taste
• 🌿 Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
• For the tomato sauce:
• 🍅 400ml tomato passata or pureed tomatoes
• 🧅 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 🧄 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 🛢️ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 🧂 Salt and pepper, to taste
• 🌿 1 teaspoon dried oregano or basil
• For the mashed potatoes:
• 🥔 600g potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 🥛 100ml milk
• 🧈 50g butter
• 🧂 Salt, to taste

Preparation

1. 1. 🥣 In a bowl, mix ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and parsley. Form small meatballs.
2. 2. 🔥 Heat olive oil in a pan and brown the meatballs on all sides. Remove and set aside.
3. 3. 🍳 In the same pan, sauté onion and garlic until soft. Add tomato passata, salt, pepper, and oregano. Stir well.
4. 4. 🍅 Return the meatballs to the pan, cover, and simmer in the sauce for 20–25 minutes.
5. 5. 🥔 Meanwhile, boil potatoes in salted water until soft (about 15–20 minutes).
6. 6. 🥄 Drain the potatoes, add butter and warm milk, then mash until smooth and creamy.
7. 7. 🍽️ Serve the meatballs hot over a bed of mashed potatoes with plenty of tomato sauce.

Total Time

✍️ 20 minutes preparation

🍳 30 minutes cooking

🕰️ Total: 50 minutes

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