Baked Potatoes with Meatballs

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Wrap the potatoes in baking paper with olive oil and salt.
  2. 2Bake the potatoes in the oven.
  3. 3In a bowl, combine ground beef, an egg, chopped onion, parsley, grated Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, salt, and black pepper.
  4. 4Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
  5. 5Use an ice cream scoop to form small meatballs and place them on a plate.
  6. 6Heat olive oil in a pan and cook the meatballs until browned.
  7. 7Remove the meatballs from the pan.
  8. 8Add chopped onion to the same pan and sauté until translucent.
  9. 9Pour tomato sauce into the pan and stir.
  10. 10Return the meatballs to the pan with the tomato sauce and mix well.
  11. 11Add fresh basil leaves to the meatballs and sauce.
  12. 12Unwrap the baked potatoes.
  13. 13Place a potato on a plate and slice it down the middle without cutting all the way through.
  14. 14Fluff the inside of the potato with a fork.
  15. 15Season the potato with salt.
  16. 16Add slices of butter to the potato.
  17. 17Top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
  18. 18Mix the butter and mozzarella into the potato flesh.
  19. 19Spoon the meatballs and tomato sauce over the baked potato.
  20. 20Grate Parmesan cheese over the top.
  21. 21Garnish with fresh basil.

Ingredients

  • 4 large Potatoes
  • drizzle Olive oil
  • pinch Salt
  • block Ground beef
  • 1 Egg
  • diced Onion
  • chopped Parsley
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • Breadcrumbs
  • dash Black pepper
  • Tomato sauce
  • shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • leaves Fresh basil

Equipment

Baking paperOvenBowlCutting boardKnifeIce cream scoopPanTongsWooden spoonPlate