Scalloped Corntato Stuffed Meatballs

Scalloped Corntato Stuffed Meatballs combine the comforting flavors of creamy mashed potatoes and scalloped corn in a fun, bite-sized form. These bite-sized delights are stuffed with a rich, scalloped corn and mashed potato filling, creating a satisfying surprise in every bite.

Scalloped Corntato Stuffed Meatballs

Prep Time: 1 40

Cook Time: 25

Servings: meatballs

Scalloped Corntato Stuffed Meatballs are a creative way to combine two beloved comfort foods into one irresistible bite. With their creamy mashed potatoes and their cheesy and savory scalloped corn stuffing, and their crispy meatball exterior, they’re perfect for weeknight dinners, special occasions, or party appetizers. This unique recipe is sure to become a favorite in your household, offering both flavor and fun in a dish that’s easy to make and impossible to resist. They do require a little time and prep before you can actually make the meatballs, but I'm telling you that these flavor-packed meatballs are worth the effort!

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Ingredients

Meatball Ingredients

1 lb ground pork
2 eggs
1 cup plain breadcrumbs
salt & pepper to taste
11 frozen mashed potato pucks
11 frozen scalloped corn pucks

Mashed Potato Ingredients

8 medium-sized Russet potatoes
1 stick salted butter
¾ cup heavy cream
¾ cup sour cream
salt & pepper to taste

Scalloped Corn Ingredients

1 15oz can of creamed corn
1 15oz can of corn
¼ cup melted butter
½ cup shredded swiss cheese
2 eggs
5 oz evaporated milk
1 cup crushed ritz crackers
½ cup carmelized onions
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Meatballs

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a bowl combine ground pork, plain breadcrumbs, eggs, and salt & pepper to taste.
Take a scoop of the meat mixture and flatten it in the palm of your hand.
Take one of the frozen mashed potato pucks and one of the frozen pucks of scalloped corn and place them in the middle of the flattened meat mixture in the middle of your hand.
Wrap the meat mixture around the frozen mashed potato puck and the frozen cube of cheddar cheese and gently roll this in your hand to form a ball.
Place the meatballs on a greased and/or tin foil-lined baking sheet.
Bake the meatballs in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
Serve the meatballs warm.

For the Mashed Potatoes

Fill a large pot with cold water and place on the stove.
Peel the potatoes, wash them off if needed, and place them in the pot of cold water.
Bring the pot of water to a boil and then reduce the heat to get the water to a nice simmer.
Cook the potatoes until they are soft - where you can poke them with a fork easily but they don't fall apart. The time on this can vary but it should be about 30 mins with larger potatoes.
Slice the butter into 10 tabs and place them in a bowl.
Scoop out the potatoes with a slotted spoon and place them on the butter in the bowl.
Add the heavy cream, sour cream, and salt and pepper.
Mash the potatoes with either a potato masher or a pastry blender to your desired consistency.

For the Scalloped Corn

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a medium bowl mix all of the ingredients together well in a bowl.
In a greased 13" x 9" baking dish, pour the corn mixture in to the dish
Bake in the oven for 35-45 mins until lightly brown.

Bowl of ingredients for Scalloped Corntato Stuffed Meatballs with frozen pucks of scalloped corn and mashed potatoes in small bowls

Scalloped Corn is something that became a tradition at our Thanksgiving and Christmas table. It's a recipe that my sister-in-law found in a old church cookbook. Ever since it became a staple at our holiday table, I've heard others with a similar recipes that they make for each holiday meal.

Mashed potatoes are also something that is a must on any holiday table and I feel like I really only make they for those types of special occasions. I do love making mashed potatoes and they aren't terribly complicated to make from scratch, but for some reason they aren't a common dinner side dish in my home.

I have been making more mashed potatoes since I started this crazy meatball journey since a lot of my meatballs are stuffed with mashed potatoes. It's so nice that for my mashed potato stuffed meatballs you can make a big batch of mashed potatoes and freeze them into little pucks like the image below and use them for a bunch of recipes. It is a huge time saver once you make that one batch and freeze them.

Silicon molds of half spheres filled with mashed potatoes for the filling for these meatballs

I do use these silicon molds to freeze my mashed potato filling and really, I use these little molds for everything I freeze and stuff my meatballs with. They are so easy to use and once the filling is frozen, the little pucks as I call them pop right out. The best thing about these molds is that they are half spheres that are perfect to wrap the meat around to make a meatball given their shape. If you put two pucks together they make a full sphere which makes it easy to stuff the meatball. They come in different sizes as well so you can decide how much stuffing goes in each meatball.

Baking sheet lined with tinfoil with 18 raw Scalloped Corntato Stuffed Meatballs before baking

These meatballs are not only delicious but also easy to prepare. Start with seasoned ground pork as the base, and create a creamy filling using your favorite mashed potato recipe or your favorite premade mashed potatoes, scalloped corn that has swiss cheese in it. Form the meatballs, tuck the filling inside, and bake them to perfection until golden and tender. This recipe also works great for meal prep—make a batch ahead of time, freeze, and reheat for a quick and satisfying dish whenever you need it.

These meatballs can be served as the main dish on your weeknight dinner table, next to your favorite combination of mixed vegetables for a balanced meal. You can also throw these meatballs in a crockpot for any potluck or family gathering you are going to. This recipe is sure to be a pleasant surprise to your family and friends.

Closeup shot of the Scalloped Corntato Stuffed Meatballs on a plate garnished with fresh parsley served next to mixed vegetables

The term contatoes is something that I came up with years ago. My husband and I love having a good baked potato, topped with sour cream and butter, with sweet corn on top. We have many different contato recipes that we make on a regular basis including roasted corntatoes on the grill that we do a lot in the summer where we just chop up some russet potatoes with some diced onions, a good amount of butter with fresh shucked corn in a tin foil packet that we slow cook on the grill. We do the same thing in the oven during the colder months. Corn and potatoes go so well together which is why I came up with this Scalloped Corntato Stuffed Meatballs recipe. It's a flavor combination that is not going to dissapoint.