BAKED MEATBALL

This healthy, fast and easy to make fancy baked potato recipe makes a great lunch or dinner side dish or main course for all ages. This recipe serves 4. INGREDIENTS: 4 large baking potatoes, scrubbed and washed 2 tbsp. sunflower oil 4 oz. ground beef 1 tbsp. breadcrumbs 1 tbsp. red wine 1 tsp. salt

Mix ground beef with all seasonings, dry ingredients and egg, mixing thoroughly. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of butter in a big saucepan. Roll meat mixture into meatballs of small to medium size, making about 30 meatballs. Add enough to the bottom of the pot to cover and brown on all sides.

4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Into 3 1/2- to 4-quart shallow casserole or 13" by 9" glass baking dish, spoon half the pasta mixture, top with all the sliced meatballs. Drop ricotta-cheese mixture by spoonfuls evenly over meatball layer. Spoon remaining pasta mixture over ricotta-cheese

MEATBALLS: 1 medium onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 T. extra-virgin olive oil 1 lb. lean ground beef 1/2 C. dried bread crumbs 1 egg, beaten 2 T. dried mint Salt and pepper Juice of one lemon SAUCE: 2 T. extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 to 1 small onion, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 celery