The meatball feta casserole is number one in oven dishes

The delicious meatball feta casserole is prepared in one dish and there is no unnecessary counter.

Winter is a delicious time for oven meals. What better way to warm than a meatball casserole simmered in the oven that gets a taste of succulent tomato sauce and salty feta.

For the baking dish, it is advisable to slice the potatoes into thick slices, so that they ripen faster and absorb the wonderful taste of the sauce.

The meatballs are spun big.

We have a succulent oven dish for the whole family. The child asked twice more and eventually ate three plates of meatball feta casserole.

Meatball feta casserole

Meatballs

700 g of minced beef

1 large onion

200 g of feta cheese

1 egg

1 dl of water

1 dl breadcrumbs

0.5 teaspoons of salt

0.5 teaspoons black pepper

Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoons tomato paste

4 cloves of garlic

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon oregano

1 tablespoon basil

1 teaspoon black pepper

In addition:

8 potatoes

1 ball of mozzarella

fresh basil

1. Make the meatball dough. Add water and breadcrumbs to the bowl and let the breadcrumbs swell in the water.

2. Chop the onion and add it to the bowl. Add minced meat, spices, feta cheese and egg and mix the dough until smooth.

3. Roll out large rolls of meatball dough.

4. Boil the sauce. Add olive oil to the pan and let the chopped garlic hear for a moment. Be careful not to burn!

5. Add tomato paste and other sauce ingredients to the pan. Bring to a boil over low heat while peeling and slicing the potatoes into thick slices. One potato becomes about four slices.

6. Pour the sauce into the baking dish and add the potato slices and meatballs. Finally tear the mozzarella ball over the pan.

7. Bake on the lower level of the oven at 200 degrees for about 45 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked through.

8. Allow to withdraw for a moment before serving. Garnish with basil.

Tuuli Lindgren is Iltalehti’s cooking editor, who tests the most talked about food trends in her new recipe series and conjures up the most delicious everyday food, without forgetting to enjoy the weekend. Inka Soveri

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