Meatballs & Barley w/ Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Servings
6
Servings
6
Ingredients
Meatballs
Other Ingredients
Gravy
Instructions
Meatballs
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a baking tray.
  2. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients for meatballs & mix well but do NOT overmix.
  3. Measure out 20 meatballs approximately 40 gm each & place on baking tray. Bake for about 15 minutes. You only want to bake them partially so they can finish baking with the rest of the casserole. Set aside.
Other Ingredients
  1. Cook barley in vegetable broth until tender. Set aside barley & any vegetable broth that might still remain when removed from heat.
  2. In the microwave, cook whole potatoes SLIGHTLY then slice into 1/8-inch slices. Slice red onion into wedges. Slice zucchini. Drain sun-dried tomatoes from seasoned oil. Grate cheese.
Sauce (Gravy)
  1. In a saucepan, melt butter; add flour & garlic powder to make a roux. Cook, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes. Slowly add beef broth, stirring until sauce thickens. Season to taste. The gravy should be thin so the casserole can bake in it. If you find it is too thick, add more beef broth to thin it out.
Assembly
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 -inch baking dish with baking spray. Spread the red onion wedges over the bottom of dish. Next layer the sliced potatoes on top then the zucchini & sun-dried tomatoes.
  3. Top with the meatballs & cooked barley then carefully pour gravy over top all. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Cover casserole with a piece of foil paper
  4. Cover casserole with a piece of foil paper & bake for 30-35 minutes or until cooked.