Directions
- 1Line the edge of a baking dish with frozen fully cooked meatballs.
- 2Pour dry pasta into the center of the baking dish, filling it to about the top layer of the meatballs.
- 3Add a second layer of meatballs all the way around the edge of the baking dish.
- 4Pour tomato sauce directly over the dry pasta.
- 5Spread the tomato sauce out to cover the dry pasta.
- 6Add water to the dish until the pasta is covered in liquid.
- 7Pour whole milk over the pasta and sauce.
- 8Pour water into the empty sauce jar to get the remaining tomato goodness, then pour it over the pasta.
- 9Sprinkle fresh mozzarella cheese over the sauce and pasta.
- 10Sprinkle fresh parmesan cheese generously over the mozzarella.
- 11Add a little bit of parsley.
- 12Place fresh basil leaves on top of the dish.
- 13Bake in the oven at 375°F for about 20 minutes.
- 14Serve the one-pan pasta and meatball bake with a breadstick.
Ingredients
- frozen fully cooked meatballs
- 1 box dry pasta
- 2 jars tomato sauce
- water
- whole milk
- fresh mozzarella cheese
- fresh parmesan
- parsley
- 6 leaves fresh basil leaves
Equipment
baking dishspoon
Tips
- This dish uses one dish for everything, making cleanup easy.
- You can use any type of cheese you like, such as cheddar cheese, if you don't have mozzarella.
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