This Baked Pasta and Meatballs casserole has tender penne pasta baked with marinara sauce, topped with Italian seasoned meatballs and cheese.
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine casserole, Italian, pasta
Keyword meatballs
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
2lbbeefminced
1teaspoongarlicminced
2teaspoonsItalian seasoning
1cupbreadcrumbs
1egg
For the Casserole
1lbpenne pastacooked
2cupsmarinara sauce
1teaspoonhot sauceoptional
2cupsshredded cheese
Fresh parsleyoptional garnish
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients. Adjust the dryness of the meatballs by adding or reducing the amount of breadcrumbs.
Preheat oven to 400F.
Roll 1 Tablespoon amounts of the meatball mixture into balls and place in a 9" x 13" casserole dish. Repeat with entire mixture.
Bake the meatballs for 15-20 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time, until the meatballs reach an internal temperature of 160F.
Meanwhile, cook your pasta.
Once the meatballs are cooked and pasta is cooked and drained, combine the pasta, meatballs and marinara sauce in your casserole dish. Top with shredded cheese.
Reduce oven temperature to 350F and place casserole dish in the oven for 8-10 minutes, just to melt the cheese.
Notes
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