Saucy Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes
Quick and easy, the ultimate in comfort food! Serve with a green salad and some french bread.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- pinch red pepper flakes
Sauce Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 carrots chopped
- 1 cup chopped white mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic chopped fine
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 3/4 cup red wine
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- chopped parsley for serving
- grated Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- For the meatballs: Combine dry ingredients for meatballs together in a medium sized bowl. Then add ground beef and egg and mix well to combine. Roll into small meatballs. Brown under a broiler just until brown on all sides and set aside.
- For the sauce, heat a large pot over medium high heat. Drizzle with a small bit of olive oil. Cook the bacon until browned and crispy and then remove to drain on paper towels. Crumble when cool and set aside.
- To the bacon grease in the large pot, add the onion, carrot and mushrooms. Season with just a little kosher salt and black pepper. Cook about five minutes or so. Then add the butter and garlic and cook another two minutes.
- Now add in the tomato paste and continue to stir until well combined into the vegetable mixture. Pour in the wine, the chicken broth, and add the bay leaf. Stir well. Now add the meatballs and any juices from broiling to the pot and cook about 15 minutes over medium heat until the meatballs are done.
- Serve meatballs and sauce over homemade or premade mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with the reserved crumbled bacon, some parsley and some grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!