Air Fryer Baked Meatballs with Potatoes Bechamel Sauce Cheese
Slabs of potato, handmade meatballs dripping in spiced tomato sauce, creamy garlic sauce, and of course, cheese make up this delectable dinner! If you want to cut corners, you may use frozen meatballs, but I really suggest spending the extra time to prepare your own! In any case, the outcome is a meatball and sauce-topped creamy, cheesy potato bake. I promise you won’t want to miss this dish!
Ingredients:
FOR THE MEATBALLS:
- One pound of ground mince
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped yellow onion
- One egg
- one-fourth cup panko bread crumbs
- One tsp finely chopped parsley
- one tsp finely chopped basil
- One teaspoon of oregano
- Juice from lemons
- To taste, add salt and pepper.
FOR THE BAKED POTATOES:
- Cut five medium-sized Yukon gold potatoes into rounds that are 1/4-inch thick.
Regarding the cream sauce:
- Three teaspoons of butter
- Four tsp full-purpose flour
- two cups of whole milk
- one tsp powdered garlic
- To taste, add salt and pepper.
For Garnishing;
- Cream sauce
- Mozarella shredded cheese.
DIRECTIONS:
RELATING TO THE MEATBALLS:
- Set the Air Fryer temperature to 385 degree F for 2 min.
- Put the ground mince , onions, panko, and egg into a medium-sized bowl. Toss to blend. Add the lemon juice, parsley, basil, and oregano.
- Cut into about 22 equal-sized balls. After drizzle some oil into baking pan transfer meatballs and put into Airfryer.
- bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until brown. Let it cool.
FOR THE CREAM SAUCE:
- In a small saucepan, melt butter and add flour. Continue to stir until flour darkens slightly.
- Slowly pour in milk and continue to stir on medium-low heat until mixture thickens. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and allow to cool slightly while bake is assembled.
For the potato bake:
- Place four sliced potatoes in the bottom of a round baking pan. Put meatballs over the top. Arrange the meatballs and potatoes in alternating rows around the outside border of the baking pan. spray some oil on the top. and bake for 385 degree F, for 7-8 minutes.
- That’s the potatoes are baked properly.
- Once The potatoes are baked add Bechamel Sauce and Mozarella shredded cheese.
- again bake 385 degree F, for 5 mins or until the cheese is melt.
serving options:
Serve meatballs with tomato sauce on top. Add chopped herbs on top. Spoon the meatballs and potatoes with the cream sauce, then garnish with the grated cheese.