Super Simple Eyetalian Meatball Casserole Food

DUMP AND BAKE MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, stir together uncooked pasta, marinara sauce, water, and meatballs. Season with salt to taste; stir. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 35 minutes.
• Uncover; stir. At this point you should check the pasta to make sure that it is al dente (firm but just about finished cooking). If it's still too hard, cover the dish and return to the oven until pasta is al dente. Then move on to the next step.
• Sprinkle mozzarella over the top and bake uncovered for 5-10 more minutes (or until cheese is melted and pasta is tender).

EASY MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix meatballs, asparagus, chicken broth, tomato soup, instant rice, and Italian seasoning in a large bowl. Pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender, about 30 minutes.

SUNNY'S EASY CHEESY MEATBALL SUB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and green pepper, then sprinkle with salt and pepper and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and Italian seasoning and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the meatballs, marinara sauce and cheese. Add the cooked onion and pepper mixture. Mix to combine, then transfer to the prepared baking dish. Top with the crushed croutons. Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbling, 30 to 35 minutes. (If the topping starts to get too brown, loosely cover with foil toward the end of the bake.)

SUPER SIMPLE " EYE"TALIAN MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• If meatballs are frozen, thaw in microwave to just warmed.
• Put tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes tomato paste, chopped onion, jalapeno pepper, 1/4 cup water, 8 oz of cheese, and seasonings in a 9 x 13 casserole dish and blend together.
• In the meantime, boil water and make noodles to al dente.
• Drain noodles, add to casserole dish and blend in, making sure sauce covers all the noodles.
• Add meatballs and gently blend in cheese.
• Sprinkle 4 oz of cheese on top, covering casserole dish.
• Put in oven at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Check for burning of cheese (may cover with aluminum foil gently to prevent some burning or browning of cheese).
• Cooking is to warm through and through and to melt cheese. If your oven cooks hot or altitude is high, adjust time in oven.
• Options:.
• I have also made this in a smaller casserole dish and microwaved for a faster dinner in less than 20 minutes.
• May substitute cheese flavors such as Fiesta blend, Taco blend to give another flavor.
• Measurements are not exact on spices as I eyeball them, cheese is a few handfuls in the dish and 1 handful on top.
• My meatballs are Italian sausage meatballs but can be turkey, ground beef or a mixture of any kind.
• NOTE: prep does not include boiling water.

CHEESY ITALIAN MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and return to pan.
• Stir in the pasta sauce, meatballs, and tomato sauce. Transfer to a 9"x13" baking dish.
• Bake, covered, in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a bowl, combine the ricotta and Parmesan cheeses.
• Uncover pasta, mix, and spoon cheese mixture in mounds over pasta. Cover loosely and bake about 10 minutes more or until heated through.
• Top with mozarrella cheese and bake uncovered 5 minutes longer.

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.