Italian Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes
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Serves: 4
 
Oven baked Italian meatballs with mashed potatoes and a light gravy sauce.
Ingredients
  • 12 Italian meatballs
  • 1 large russet potato, chopped
  • 8 cups salted water
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbs butter
  • 1 tbs milk or whipping cream
  • 3 sprigs fresh basil
  • 1 cup beef broth
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake Italian meatballs according to package.
  2. Meanwhile, bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Carefully add potatoes into pot, boil for 15 minutes or until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.
  3. Drain water from pot, add sea salt, garlic powder, pepper, butter, and milk. Using a potato masher, carefully mash potatoes until they absorb all the ingredients and fluff up.
  4. Serve meatballs over mashed potatoes and gravy, garnish with freshly chopped basil.
Recipe by shewillsay at https://www.shewillsay.com/italian-meatballs-with-mashed-potatoes/