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Round baking pan filled with meatballs, marinara sauce and cheese.

Meatball Casserole Recipe

Try this easy meatball casserole recipe that's perfect enough on its own for a meal or with your favorite pasta.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Calories 572 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pound meatloaf mix beef, pork, veal
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 garlic cloves crushed
  • 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1.5 cups Italian bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil or parsley
  • salt and black pepper
  • 4 ounces or 1 cup of shredded Italian cheese blend

Marinara Sauce

  • 1 large 32 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves of garlic crushed
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Make the marinara sauce by sauteing olive oil in a medium saucepan on medium to low heat.
  • Add garlic and stir quickly to prevent burning.
  • Add tomatoes, salt, and pepper.
  • Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
  • Add basil and remove from heat.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine ground meats, eggs, garlic, Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, basil, salt, and black pepper.
  • Mix with your hands until just combined.
  • Grease a baking pan with olive oil.
  • Use your hands to spread the oil all over the pan.
  • Then start rolling the meatball with the oil on your hands.
  • Make large meatballs about 2 - 2.5 inches in diameter.
  • Set the rolled meatballs in the greased casserole dish.
  • Pour the marinara sauce over the meatballs.
  • Top with the shredded cheese.
  • Bake in a 325 degree oven for 35-40 minutes.

Notes

You can serve these as the main dish for dinner on their own but feel free to add some pasta with them if you like.
If you want you can bake the meatballs first at 350 for 15-20 to render the grease. Then transfer them to a casserole dish topped with sauce and cheese.

Nutrition

Serving: 2gCalories: 572kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 37gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 247mgSodium: 1462mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8g

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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