Meatball Pasta Casserole
This is a quick and easy casserole that everyone loves, from a picky 5-year-old to an 11-year-old who loves anything with pasta. It will be a crowd pleaser.
- 16 oz bowtie pasta (you can use any type of pasta except pasta like spaghetti and long pasta like that.)
- 30-35 precooked frozen meatballs (I cut mine in half so there's more for my boys and they love it)
- 24 oz jar pasta sauce (I use the Prego traditional meat flavored sauce. If you like really pasta with lots of sauce then you can use the 45 oz jar of sauce)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook pasta according to the directions on the box. While the pasta cooks, defrost the meatballs by placing them on a microwave-safe plate and microwave them for 3 1/2 minutes. Once the meatballs are defrosted, cut them in half or fourths if desired. Drain pasta and place back into the pot or in a large mixing bowl and combine the pasta, meatballs, entire jar of sauce and half of the mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Then, once thoroughly mixed, place into a baking dish and sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top and place into the oven, and bake for 15-20 minutes, just long enough for the cheeses throughout the dish to melt.
serving sizes will vary for each family. I can make this for my current family of 4, and between my oldest and my husband, there isn't any left.