Meatball Casserole

Meatball Casserole

The best meatballs, but in a casserole! Oh my goodness! This is going to be an absolute family favorite! And so easy, cheesy, and pleasy!! I love the ease in making this recipe and how delicious each bite turns out! All you need is some affordable ingredients like ground beef, onion, garlic, Italian breadcrumbs, and a few extra secret ingredients to make them better than your average ol’ meatball. =-) Let’s make meatball casserole!!

 

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Melissa Jo’s Meatball Casserole

 

Ingredients:

• 1 & 1/2 lbs. ground beef

• 6-7 cloves of chopped garlic

• 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs

• 1/2 chopped onion

• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

• 1/2 cup grated pecorino romano cheese

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp. of cracked black peeps

• 15.5 oz.  jar of marinara sauce (or homemade)

• 2 cups of freshly shredded mozzarella

• garnish: cracked black pepper and chopped fresh parsley

• Nonstick spray or butter to grease the casserole dish

 

How to:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F

• To a large bowl combine the ground beef, onion, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs, pecorino Romano, eggs, and salt & pepper.

• Mix with your hands, but just until combined. Don’t over mix!

• Roll them into 1 & 1/2 inch meatballs and place into a greased casserole dish.

• Top the meatballs with the jar of sauce (or homemade sauce)

• Top with freshly shredded mozzarella cheese

• garnish with cracked black pepper and fresh parlsey

• Bake covered tightly at 375 degrees F. for 25 minutes.

• Remove from the oven and uncover (remove the foil)

• Put the meatball casserole back into the oven uncovered at the same temperature for another 15 minutes or until the cheese is melty and bubbly

• Serve with pasta and enjoy!