Dinner
Dough with Basha: Middle Eastern Meatball and Potato Bake
Dough with Basha: Middle Eastern Meatball and Potato Bake is a flavorful, easy dinner with spiced meatballs and crispy potatoes baked to perfection. Imagine the warm aroma of allspice and seven spice dancing around your kitchen as the juicy beef meatballs and crispy potato rounds soak in a rich tomato sauce. The touch of jalapeño adds just the right kick, while pine nuts and toasted almonds bring a delightful crunch.
Dinner
Dough with Basha: Middle Eastern Meatball and Potato Bake
Dough with Basha: Middle Eastern Meatball and Potato Bake is a flavorful, easy dinner with spiced meatballs and crispy potatoes baked to perfection. Imagine the warm aroma of allspice and seven spice dancing around your kitchen as the juicy beef meatballs and crispy potato rounds soak in a rich tomato sauce. The touch of jalapeño adds just the right kick, while pine nuts and toasted almonds bring a delightful crunch.
The Recipe
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb 80-20 ground beef
- Salt, to taste
- Allspice, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Seven spice, to taste
- Pulsed parsley
- Pulsed onion
- Pulsed jalapeno
- Pine nuts
Potatoes
- Potatoes, sliced into rounds
Sauce
- Diced tomatoes
- Sliced peppers
- Sliced onions
- Tomato sauce
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Seven spice, to taste
- 1/2 jalapeno (optional)
Garnish
- Chopped parsley
- Rice
- Toasted almonds
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
In a bowl, combine ground beef with salt, allspice, black pepper, seven spice, pulsed parsley, onion, jalapeno, and pine nuts.
- 3
Form the mixture into meatballs and place them onto a Pyrex baking dish.
- 4
Bake the meatballs at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
- 5
Slice potatoes into rounds and deep fry or air fry until crispy.
- 6
Remove the baking dish from the oven and add diced tomatoes, sliced peppers, and sliced onions.
- 7
Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper, and seven spice to taste. Optionally, add half a jalapeno.
- 8
Cover the dish with foil and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
- 9
Once ready, add crispy potatoes to the dish and mix.
- 10
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with rice and toasted almonds.
The Recipe
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
In a bowl, combine ground beef with salt, allspice, black pepper, seven spice, pulsed parsley, onion, jalapeno, and pine nuts.
- 3
Form the mixture into meatballs and place them onto a Pyrex baking dish.
- 4
Bake the meatballs at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
- 5
Slice potatoes into rounds and deep fry or air fry until crispy.
- 6
Remove the baking dish from the oven and add diced tomatoes, sliced peppers, and sliced onions.
- 7
Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper, and seven spice to taste. Optionally, add half a jalapeno.
- 8
Cover the dish with foil and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
- 9
Once ready, add crispy potatoes to the dish and mix.
- 10
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with rice and toasted almonds.