Meatball Meat Loaves with Spinach-Parm Mashers

Name: Meatball Meat Loaves with Spinach-Parm Mashers
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters packed farm spinach (available in bundles rather than bags in produce section) or baby spinach; 3 leaves A few fresh basil torn; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 3 slices stale bread, torn; 425 grams diced or crushed tomatoes; 237 milliliters beef or chicken stock; 1 Handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated; 680 grams ground beef, pork, and veal mix; 4 servings Freshly grated nutmeg; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 3 Tbsps grated onion; 1 teaspoon dried marjoram or oregano, 1/3 palmful; 237 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for garnish; 4 servings Salt; 907 grams starchy potatoes, peeled and cubed; 59 milliliters tomato paste; 355 milliliters whole milk

Meatball Meat Loaves with Spinach-Parm Mashers might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 53g of protein, 53g of fat, and a total of 974 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes. A mixture of olive oil, starchy potatoes, canned tomatoes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Put the potatoes in a pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Salt the water and boil the potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes.

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Potato

Water

Salt

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Pot

Drain the potatoes and put them back in the hot pot along with the spinach. Stir to combine, cover the pot, and let stand for 2 to 3 minutes to wilt the spinach.

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Potato

Spinach

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Pot

Add 1/2 cup of the milk, 2/3 cup of the cheese, and salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste. Mash the potatoes and spinach and taste to adjust the seasoning.

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Seasoning

Potato

Spinach

Cheese

Nutmeg

Pepper

Milk

Salt

In a small bowl, soak the bread in the remaining cup of milk.

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Bread

Milk

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Bowl

Put the meat in a bowl and add 1/3 cup cheese, the parsley, garlic, onion, marjoram or oregano, and salt and pepper, to taste. Squeeze the excess liquid from the bread and crumble it as you add it to the meat.

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Salt And Pepper

Marjoram

Oregano

Parsley

Cheese

Garlic

Bread

Onion

Meat

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Bowl

Mix well to combine and form 4 oval loaves no more than 2 inches thick at the center.

Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add the meat loaves to the skillet and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until lightly browned. Pull the loaves out of the skillet and add the tomato paste. Stir for 1 minute, then stir in the stock and tomatoes. Return the loaves to the skillet, spoon the sauce over the top, and cover with a lid. Simmer over low heat until the loaves are cooked through, about 10 minutes more.

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Tomato Paste