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Oh, sweet, sweet Maria. She is so filled with joy and love. You can't help but smile while you're around her, and her jokes will keep you laughing until you're crying happy tears. She is the best of friends. Want to know another wonderful thing about this dear gal? She makes the most amazing meatloaf casserole. We adore it so much that we named it Maria's Meatloaf Casserole for her. The ideal evening for us is hanging out at her house, catching up on life, with a plate of her hearty, savory, tomatoey meatloaf topped with creamy garlic potatoes, while laughing, of course. It's truly the best. Everyone needs a little bit of Maria in their life, so we highly encourage you to whip up some Maria's Meatloaf Casserole to enjoy with the ones you love!
Oh, sweet, sweet Maria. She is so filled with joy and love. You can't help but smile while you're around her, and her jokes will keep you laughing until you're crying happy tears. She is the best of friends. Want to know another wonderful thing about this dear gal? She makes the most amazing meatloaf casserole. We adore it so much that we named it Maria's Meatloaf Casserole for her. The ideal evening for us is hanging out at her house, catching up on life, with a plate of her hearty, savory, tomatoey meatloaf topped with creamy garlic potatoes, while laughing, of course. It's truly the best. Everyone needs a little bit of Maria in their life, so we highly encourage you to whip up some Maria's Meatloaf Casserole to enjoy with the ones you love!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt divided
- 3 cloves garlic minced and divided
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped chives
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium sized onion diced
- 3/4 cup green pepper diced
- 1/2 cup celery diced
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2/3 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- fresh parsley optional, to taste
Directions
- Peel and dice the potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.
- Place the cubed potatoes in a medium-sized pot with a lid and cover them with cold water.
- Cover the pot and bring the potatoes to a boil over high heat.
- Transfer the lid away from the pot and lower the heat to medium-low.
- Simmer the potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Strain the potatoes and return them to the pot.
- Mash the potatoes until they are smooth and no clumps remain.
- Stir the half-and-half, the butter, 1 teaspoon of the kosher salt, 1 clove of the garlic, and the chives into the mashed potatoes until completely combined.
- Stir the egg yolks into the mashed potatoes until completely combined.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil until it is shimmering.
- Add the onion, the bell pepper, and the celery to the heated oil.
- Over medium-high heat, sauté the veggies until completely soft, about 8 minutes.
- Add the remaining garlic to the veggie mixture and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add the ground beef to the softened veggies and cook while crumbling until the meat is no longer pink and fully cooked, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the remaining kosher salt, the tomato sauce, the breadcrumbs, Worcestershire sauce, and the tomato paste to the meat mixture.
- Evenly spread the meat mixture into a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish.
- Top the meat mixture with the mashed potatoes, carefully spreading the potatoes over the entire surface of the meat.
- Bake, uncovered, until the casserole is heated through, about 25 minutes.
- Serve with the parsley.
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