Meatball Sub Casserole

MY FAMILY LOVES ANYTHING ITALIAN!!! You will probably get a lot of Italian Recipes on my blog to come. So recipe is a favorite in our house. Even the toddlers eat it all gone. If you have ever had picky eater toddlers, you would know what I mean.

I love this recipe too! It is really easy to make.

First, start by dumping a jar (or a bag of homemade) sauce into pot with about 24-30 meatballs. (I ran out of our homemade spaghetti sauce already, so I am using a store bought jar and adding spices to taste to mine.

Cook the meatballs according to the package. Do not worry if they are not completely done at this point, you will end up finishing them when you bake them in the oven in a little bit.

Once the meatballs and sauce have been cooked, pour them in the center of a 13 x 9” casserole dish. I personally love to use this 11 x 11” baking dishing, it works perfect for this dish. But either size dish will work fine.

 

After you get all the meatball in the middle of your baking dish, you want to lay on all the cheese. I used all mozzarella for this dish, because I always have mozzarella on hand in our house/freezer. Then you want to top with parmesan cheese.

Next arrange the slices of Texas Toast around the outside edge of the pan. You want each piece to be slightly in your sauce and a good majority of it still sticking out.

The dish is baked for approximately 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from the oven, serve and enjoy.

Meatball Sub Casserole

1 bag of frozen meatballs (about 24-30)

1 jar of marinara sauce or spaghetti sauce

1 ½ cup shredded Italian Blend Cheese

1 ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

½ cup Parmesan cheese

1 box of Texas Toast Garlic Bread OR a loaf of fresh sliced garlic Italian bread

Garlic Powder

Onion Powder

Salt & Pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degree.

Place in the meatballs and sauce in a pot, add garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to taste.

Cook the meatball about 10 minutes over medium heat until cooked through. Stirring frequently.

Once cooked, remove from heat and place in the center of a 9x13 baking dish, layer mozzarella and Italian blend cheeses over the meatballs. Then top with the Parmesan cheese.

Take the slices of the Texas toast (or Italian bread) and line the pan all the way around with them so that they are kind of keeping the meatballs in the center of the dish.

Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly, then remove from oven, serve and enjoy.

MMM!!!