# Baked Potatoes with Meatballs

A delicious dish featuring fluffy baked potatoes topped with savory meatballs in a rich tomato sauce.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- Baking paper
- Oven
- Bowl
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Ice cream scoop
- Pan
- Tongs
- Wooden spoon
- Plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hsHt62/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dee570be-a62a-4e13-a90d-cc6d2c8325e0
- Extracted: 2025-07-18

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