Meatball Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Wash the potatoes.
- 2Drizzle olive oil over each potato.
- 3Sprinkle salt on the potatoes.
- 4Rub the potatoes to coat them with olive oil and salt.
- 5Wrap each potato in baking paper.
- 6Place the wrapped potatoes on a tray for baking.
- 7Crack an egg into a bowl of ground beef.
- 8Add chopped onion, fresh parsley, and grated parmesan cheese to the meatball mixture.
- 9Season with salt and pepper.
- 10Mix all ingredients thoroughly with your hands.
- 11Form small meatballs using a scoop.
- 12Shape the meatballs into small, uniform balls.
- 13Heat olive oil in a pan.
- 14Add the meatballs to the hot pan and brown them on all sides.
- 15Remove the cooked meatballs from the pan.
- 16Add chopped onions to the same pan and sauté until softened.
- 17Pour tomato paste into the pan with the onions.
- 18Add water to the tomato sauce mixture.
- 19Return the cooked meatballs to the sauce.
- 20Stir to coat the meatballs in the sauce.
- 21Add fresh basil leaves to the simmering sauce.
- 22Unwrap the baked potatoes.
- 23Place a baked potato on a plate.
- 24Slice the baked potato lengthwise down the middle.
- 25Fluff the potato flesh with a fork.
- 26Add butter to the hot potato.
- 27Top with grated mozzarella cheese.
- 28Mix the butter and cheese into the potato flesh.
- 29Spoon the meatball sauce over the potato.
- 30Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.
- 31Add fresh basil leaves for extra flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 units Potatoes
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Ground beef
- 1 unit Egg
- Chopped onion
- Fresh parsley
- Parmesan cheese
- Pepper
- Tomato paste
- Water
- Fresh basil
- Butter
- Mozzarella cheese
Equipment
Baking paperMixing bowlScoopPanWooden spoonKnifeGrater
Tips
- This recipe makes extra sauce and meatballs, which can be used for another meal.
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