Kiddies go crazy over this Super Simple Meatball Casserole and it’s so easy to throw together. You can speed up dinnertime even more by preparing it early in the day and putting it in the fridge for a later supper.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable casserole that everybody likes and will call for repeats.. They don’t have to know how easy it is to make!
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Super Simple Meatball Casserole
Ingredients
- 12 large frozen meatballs
- 16 ounces tomato sauce
- 16 ounces crushed tomatoes or use fresh cut up
- 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 1 medium chopped onion
- 1 jalapeno pepper optional
- 1/4 cup water
- boiling water
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 16 ounces ziti pasta any pasta with a grab- ridges to hold sauce
Instructions
- Thaw the meatballs in the microwave to just warmed.
- Put the 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 cook the noodles to al dente. Drain the noodles, add to casserole dish and blend in, making sure sauce covers all the noodles.
- Add the 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.
Enjoy!
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Recipe based on one by Chef1MOM-Connie
Photo by gailanng