Gravy-Smothered Meatballs
over Thyme Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Green Beans
- Wheat
- Milk
If gravy is your favorite part of a holiday dinner, we’re with you. That’s why our chefs dreamed up this gravy-licious meal! The beefy meatballs stand proud under the saucy stuff—they’re juicy, delicious, and a perfect complement to tender roasted green beans and thyme-flecked mashed potatoes on the side. Get on the gravy train!
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
6 ounce
Green Beans
¼ ounce
Thyme
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
1 unit
Onion
4 tablespoon
Sour Cream
1 clove
Garlic
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
10 ounce
Ground Beef
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
2 unit
Scallions
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
3 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
3 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position (middle and top positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. • Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. (TIP: For a smoother texture, peel potatoes first.) Strip thyme leaves from stems until you have 1 tsp (2 tsp for 4); mince leaves. Reserve remaining thyme sprigs for the next step. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens; mince whites. Trim green beans if necessary. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Peel and mince garlic.
• Place potatoes and reserved thyme sprigs in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil; cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. • Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot; remove and discard thyme sprigs. Mash with sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until smooth, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. • Season with salt and pepper. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While potatoes cook, in a medium bowl, combine beef*, panko, scallion whites, half the Fry Seasoning (you’ll use the rest later), 1 TBSP water (2 TBSP for 4 servings), ¾ tsp salt (1½ tsp for 4), and a pinch of pepper. • Form into 10-12 (20-24 for 4) 1½-inch meatballs.
• Place meatballs on one side of a lightly oiled baking sheet. Toss green beans on empty side with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until meatballs are cooked through and green beans are browned and tender, 14-16 minutes. (For 4 servings, divide between 2 sheets; roast meatballs on middle rack and green beans on top rack.)
• Meanwhile, melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring, until softened, 7-9 minutes. Stir in garlic and minced thyme; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Add a drizzle of oil, half the flour (all for 4), and remaining Fry Seasoning; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 1-2 minutes. • Whisk in ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4) and stock concentrate. Bring to a simmer, whisking, until thickened, 2-4 minutes. • Reduce heat to low; stir in another 1 TBSP butter until melted.
• Season gravy with salt and pepper. Add meatballs and stir to coat. (TIP: If gravy seems too thick, stir in a splash of water.) Turn off heat. • Divide mashed potatoes between plates; top with meatballs and gravy. Add green beans to the side. Garnish with scallion greens and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the savory gravy and juicy meatballs, though some found it a bit bland or onion-heavy.
- Ease of prep: While tasty, several noted it was time-consuming with multiple steps; some found the instructions unclear.
- Suggestions: Consider reducing onions in gravy, adding more herbs to meatballs, and including extra gravy for potatoes 🍲.
- Portions: Several received too few or small potatoes for mashed potatoes; some wanted more gravy.
- Leftovers: Those who had leftovers reported they reheated well and were just as delicious the next day.
Reviews from our home cooks
Next we had the Gravy-Smothered Meatballs over thyme mashed potatoes with roasted green beans. This was a 8.5/10 for me! Very good and hearty, so filling I couldn't even finish my plate! The gravy was delicious especially mixed with the potatoes ... yum!! Simple roasted green beans and they were good! The meatballs were good but not my favorite for some reason. Still good but just not crazy about this one! My fiancé loved this dish!
Wonderful dish, although it took longer to prepare than I expected. Multiple components were difficult to have ready together at the same time. But the flavors of the thyme mashed potatoes, onion gravy and meatballs blended perfectly together. The roasted green beans did not add much to the dish except as a generic green vegetable.
Read this recipe in advance. I wish the gravy process was started sooner in the steps because you can set that aside to thicken. Maybe moved the meatball and green bean step ahead since those are kinda set it and forget it. Or shift meatball prep step up. But result, regardless, is delicious.
This meal hit the spot. I added extra thyme to the gravy. I think garlic in the meatballs would have been a good addition.
It was great but it came with only a few small potatoes, which was only enough for 1 serving. Liked the addition of thyme sprigs to the boiling water and the meatballs were very good.
Loved the meatballs and gravy over the mashed potatoes. Nice meal for a family, easy to make.
Lots of preparation in chopping, but it is worth it! Flavor is yummy. I microwaved green beans a minute before cooking with meatballs. I made 12 meatballs.
I flattened the meatballs (smashballs), cooked them in a skillet, used the drippings for the gravy, eliminating the oven. Cooked the beans on the stovetop as well.
We mistakenly put the garlic in the meatballs instead of the gravy, but it worked! Very simple prep if you substitute pre-made mashed potatoes and stir in the sour cream!
They were good, way too much onion in the gravy and I use onion in everything. I used half the onion and added extra water to boil down a few extra minutes. I say a little more gravy and less onion or call it meatballs in onion gravy.
