Midwest Meatball Casserole Food

MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and fennel seeds; cook and stir for 1 minute. Pour in pasta sauce, 1/4 cup basil, and tomato paste; simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce is heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining 1/2 cup basil, ricotta, roasted peppers, Parmesan cheese, eggs, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Spread 1 cup tomato sauce in the bottom of the prepared dish. Cover with 1/2 of the penne, 1/2 of the remaining tomato sauce, all of the ricotta mixture, remaining penne, all the meatballs, and remaining sauce. Cover baking dish with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover casserole and cover with mozzarella cheese. Continue baking until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes more. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

MIDWEST MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 tablespoons tomato sauce, egg, bread crumbs, onion and salt. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan and bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink; drain. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine remaining tomato sauce with vegetables and seasonings. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes or until heated through; stir in meatballs and set aside. , Place potatoes in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Brush with butter and bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from the oven; top with meatball mixture. Arrange cheese strips in a lattice pattern on top. Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.

CREAMY MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine soup, milk, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Stir in potatoes, meatballs, and frozen vegetables.
• Transfer mixture to two ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dishes. Bake, covered, about 1 hour or until heated through.

MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In 2 quart glass baking dish, mix spaghetti sauce and water until blended. Add uncooked noodles, stir-fry mixture and meatballs and stir to coat. Make sure noodles are completely covered with sauce mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake casserole, covered, for 45 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with cheese, and bake uncovered 5-10 minutes longer until casserole is bubbly, noodles are tender and cheese is melted.

MEATBALL HASH BROWN BAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, lightly beat eggs. Stir in cracker crumbs, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Crumble beef over mixture; mix well. Shape into 1-inch balls. In a covered skillet over low heat, cook meatballs in a small amount of water until browned. Drain. In a bowl, combine the soup, sour cream, cheese, onion and remaining salt and pepper. With paper towels, pat hash browns dry. Stir into the soup mixture. Transfer to a greased 13-inch x 9-inch x 2-inch baking dish. Arrange meatballs over top, pressing lightly into mixture. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink and potatoes are tender.

MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, egg substitute, Italian seasoning, onion powder, salt and garlic powder. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well., Shape into 1/2-in. balls; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until no longer pink. , Drain pasta and meatballs. In a small bowl, combine meatballs with marinara sauce. Spoon half of mixture into a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with half of the pasta, cottage cheese and mozzarella; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers., Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS & PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook fusilli as label directs; drain.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix ground beef, onion, egg, bread crumbs, sage, salt, and pepper. Shape meat mixture into 1 inch meatballs.
• In a 12 inch skillet over medium high heat, in hot oil, cook meatballs until browned on all sides, removing meatballs to a shallow 3 quart casserole as they brown. When all meatballs are browned, add fusilli; toss to mix well. Set aside.
• Into drippings in skillet over medium heat, stir flour and mustard; cook 1 minute. Gradually stir in beef broth and milk; cook until sauce boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Stir in grated parmesan cheese.
• Pour sauce evenly over meatball mixture; cover and bake 20 minutes or until sauce is hot and bubbly and the meatballs are cooked through. Garnish with parsley.

BAKED MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Put the pasta to boil along with 4 cups of water and some salt. Cook the pasta halfway through. Once done remove from water and put some oil to it and set aside.
• Put 1 cup of water to boil along with 1 chicken cube. Mix well till no lumps. Switch off the gas.
• In a pan, on medium heat put the butter and chopped garlic and mixed herbs. Saute well and add the flour to it. Whisk till no lumps for 2 mins. Add the chicken cube and water mixture to it a little at a time. Whisk well while adding. You will notice that the mixture begins to thicken. Add the cream and mix well. Let this cook for another 2 mins. Add the salt and pepper and mix well. Switch off the gas once this mixture is ready and add the grated mozzarella cheese to it. Set it aside to cool a bit and then combine the boiled pasta in it. Using a spatula mix this white sauce mixture and pasta well. Set aside once done.