Potato nests with minced meat in the oven

This simple dish made from accessible ingredients, but delicious, will surely delight your family. Potato nests with minced meat in the oven turn out tender, hearty, and juicy.

Yield: 7 servings.

Cooking time: 60 minutes.

Caloric content: 153 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Ingredients

• potatoes (peeled) - 500 g;
• butter - 30 g;
• cheese - 50 g;
• egg yolk - 1 pc;
• Provencal herbs - 1-1.5 tsp;
• salt - to taste.

Meatballs:

• chicken mince - 300 g;
• onion - 1 pc;
• cheese - 50 g + 30 g (for sprinkling on top);
• spices for chicken - 1 tsp;
• salt - to taste.

Preparation

1. Prepare all the necessary ingredients.

2. Peel the potatoes, wash them, and cut into arbitrary pieces. Put the potato pieces in a pot and fill with water to cover them completely. Once the water with potatoes comes to a boil, add salt to taste, cook until done. This takes about 20 min.

3. Drain the water. Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes. Add a piece of butter to the mashed potatoes.

4. Add the yolk of a raw egg, 50 g of grated cheese, and mix. Then add the Provencal herbs. They will give the potatoes a spicy aroma.

5. Thoroughly mix the potatoes with the herbs, and the potato part of our dish is ready. Set the bowl with the fragrant potatoes aside for now.

6. To the chicken mince, also add aromatic seasoning to your liking. I used a chicken seasoning, which has a rich blend of spices, including ginger and garlic. Add 50 g of cheese grated on a coarse grater and a very finely chopped onion, and mix well. If the seasoning is salt-free, don't forget to salt the mince.

7. Preheat the oven to +180-200 ⁰C. Grease the baking dish with a piece of butter. Before placing the potatoes in the dish, dampen your hands with water to prevent the potatoes from sticking. Scoop the potato mixture with a tablespoon and form a ball in your hands. Place the potato balls in the dish. I got 7 balls.

8. Using a bowl of the right size, slightly larger than the potato balls, make an indentation in each potato ball.

9. Form balls from the meat mixture and place them in the indentations of the potato balls. Don't forget to dampen your hands with water.

10. Sprinkle the potatoes and the chicken meatballs with grated cheese on top.

11. Send to the preheated oven (+180-200 ⁰C) for 25-35 minutes until fully cooked and a golden crust forms on top. The potato nests with minced meat in the oven are ready. Enjoy your meal!