This 100 meatballs cake is a decadent dish comprising a layer of mashed potatoes topped with tomato sauce and meatballs. Ideal to serve for dinner, you will have your meat and starch in one dish, and all you will have to do is prepare a vegetable or salad to go with it.
To make the 100 meatballs cake, you begin by making mashed potatoes with cooked potatoes, butter, salt, pepper, and dill, before spreading them into the bottom of a baking dish. Then, you make your own meatballs before topping the potatoes with a tomato sauce followed by the meatballs and cheese, and baking the entire thing in the oven. The resulting dish can then be cut into squares and served.
What is 100 Meatballs Cake?
This 100 meatballs cake is a casserole dish with layers of mashed potatoes, tomato sauce, and savory meatballs. While it isn’t technically a cake, it comes off as a cake as each slice comes out intact with potatoes on the bottom and meatballs on top.
Pro Tips
- Mash the potatoes to ensure they are completely smooth and don’t have any lumps in them. You can whip them with hand beaters if you want to get them extra creamy.
- Gently mix the meat mixture together or else the meatballs may have a tough texture.
- Rather than individually measuring out the meatballs, you can use a wire baking rack to help separate the meat mixture into even-sized portions.
- When rolling the meatballs, you can moisten your hands with water to prevent them from sticking.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Type of Ground Meat Should Be Used for the Meatballs?
You can use any type of ground meat that you enjoy but a blend of beef and pork will generally provide the richest flavor. However, ground chicken or turkey are good options if you are looking for something leaner.
How Long Should the Casserole Bake for?
The casserole should bake until the potatoes set up in the oven and the meatballs fully cook through. Generally, this should be around 35 minutes in a 360 F (180 C) oven but you can continue cooking it for a few more minutes if your meatballs are still a little underdone.
What to Serve With the 100 Meatballs Cake?
This recipe includes your protein and starch in one, so all you will need to make it a full meal is a cooked vegetable or a tossed green salad. To follow through on the Italian theme, consider making a Caesar salad to go with it. Alternatively, it would be delicious with some steamed green beans or asparagus.
How to Store 100 Meatballs Cake
Once it is fully cooled, you can tightly cover the casserole and place it in the fridge where it will keep for up to 3 to 4 days. Then, you can either warm up portions of it in the microwave, or you can heat up everything in the casserole dish in the oven until it is warmed through.
Ingredients
How to Make 100 Meatballs Cake
In a bowl, mash the potatoes with the butter, salt, pepper, and dill until creamy.
In a bowl, mash the potatoes with the butter, salt, pepper, and dill until creamy.
In another bowl, gently knead the ground meat with the salt, paprika, black pepper, breadcrumbs, and egg until combined. In another bowl, mix the tomato sauce with the olive oil and oregano until combined.
In another bowl, gently knead the ground meat with the salt, paprika, black pepper, breadcrumbs, and egg until combined. In another bowl, mix the tomato sauce with the olive oil and oregano until combined.
Spread the meat mixture into a square and press a baking rack on top to cut it into even-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
Spread the meat mixture into a square and press a baking rack on top to cut it into even-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
To assemble, spread the potatoes in a square baking dish and spread the tomato sauce on top.
To assemble, spread the potatoes in a square baking dish and spread the tomato sauce on top.
Top it with the meatballs and bake it in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 35 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella on top and continue baking it for 5 minutes.
Top it with the meatballs and bake it in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 35 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella on top and continue baking it for 5 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
Serve and enjoy!
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