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Cheesy Potato Meatball Casserole
A delicious, cheesy casserole is always a good idea! If you're looking for the perfect recipe to give you and your family your comfort food fix, then try this cheesy potato meatball casserole. Hearty, easy to make, and cheesy as can be, this casserole is perfect for a cozy family dinner. Once everyone digs in, the entire table will be all smiles!
Equipment
- Dutch oven
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 lbs potatoes boiled & sliced
- cooked spinach
- meatballs
- white sauce
- 8 oz bacon cooked
- 8 oz shredded Swiss cheese
- 14 oz spinach
- 0.5 onion diced
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 0.5 onion diced
- 0.5 bunch parsley chopped
- 0.5 stick butter
- 0.5 cup flour
- 4 cups milk
- salt, pepper & nutmeg to taste
Instructions
- Line the bottom of a Dutch oven with some of the cooked potato slices.
- For the cooked spinach, heat some olive oil in a pan over medium heat, sauté the spinach and onion, and season with salt and pepper.
- For the meatballs, combine the ground beef, onion, parsley, salt, and pepper, and form about 7 meatballs from the mixture. Spread the cooked spinach over the potato slices in the Dutch oven and place the meatballs on top. Line the inner wall of the Dutch oven and the spaces between the meatballs with upright potato slices.
- For the white sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat and gradually stir in the flour. Add a splash of milk once the mixture starts to dry out, and then once it's smooth again, stir in another splash of milk. Repeat this process until all of the milk is in the saucepan. Let the mixture boil for 2 minutes and then season it with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Pour the white sauce over the meatballs in the Dutch oven, crumble the cooked bacon over the sauce, and sprinkle the shredded Swiss cheese on top. Transfer the Dutch oven to a preheated oven and cook at 350°F for 40 minutes.