Meatballs & Mash With Mushroom Gravy - BC Dairy

For BC dairy farmers

Health Professionals

School Milk

School or Educator

Prep Time

45 mins

Cook Time

25-40 mins

Total Time

65-90 mins

Equipment

large bowl
pan
mixing spoon
strainer
fork

Ingredients

Meatballs:

227 g (1/2 lb.) lean ground beef
227 g (1/2 lb.) ground pork
3 slices of bread, torn
1/2 cup (125 mL) Canadian 2% milk
4 tbsp (20 g) Canadian parmesan
cheese, grated
2 tbsp (4 g) parsley
2 tsp (4 g) ground pepper
1 tsp (6 g) salt
1 tbsp (15 mL) Canadian butter,
unsalted

Sauce:

1 tbsp (15 mL) Canadian butter, unsalted
2 cups (200 g) mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup (60 mL) onion, chopped
1 tbsp (8 g) flour
2 cups (500 mL) Canadian 2% milk
2 tbsp (10 g) Canadian parmesan cheese, grated
1 tbsp thyme, (3 g), minced

Garnish:

2 tbsp (4 g) fresh parsley, chopped
Canadian parmesan cheese petals (optional)

Mashed Potatoes:

6 medium yellow potatoes, peeled and quartered
1/2 cup (125 mL) Canadian 2% milk
1/4 cup (60 mL) Canadian half and half cream
2 tbsp (30 mL) Canadian unsalted
butter, melted
1 tbsp (2g) parsley, chopped

Directions

Meatballs: In a large bowl, combine all meatball ingredients, except the butter. Divide the mixture equally and form 24 meatballs.
In a pan over medium heat, melt the butter, then add the meatballs and cook until golden on all sides and the internal temperature reaches 160°F (70°C).
Remove the meatballs from the pan and set aside.
Sauce: In the same pan, melt butter. Add mushrooms and onions and sauté until translucent. Add flour and cook for 1 minute. Reduce heat and slowly add milk, stirring
constantly until fully incorporated. Increase heat to medium, return the meatballs to the pan, and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a
spoon, stirring frequently. Add the parmesan cheese and thyme and continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside.
Mashed Potatoes: In a pot, boil the potatoes for 25 minutes or until they are fork-tender.
Strain the potatoes and return them to the pot. Mash the potatoes.
Add the milk, cream and butter mixture to the potatoes and continue to mash until smooth. Stir in the parsley.