Best Meatball Pizza Casserole Recipes

MEATBALL 'PIZZA' CASSEROLE

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Win over the whole crowd with our Meatball 'Pizza' Casserole. Whether they like pizza, meatballs or peppers, our Meatball 'Pizza' Casserole has it all.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 Easy Meatballs Recipe
2 cans (11 oz. each) refrigerated thin crust pizza dough
1 jar (14 oz.) CLASSICO Traditional Pizza Sauce
1/2 cup chopped green peppers
1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

Heat oven to 400ºF.
Prepare Easy Basic Meatballs as directed, except use 1 lb. each extra-lean ground beef and ground pork, shape the meat mixture into 24 (2-inch) meatballs, and increase the baking time to 15 min. or until meatballs are done (160ºF).
Unroll 1 pizza crust; press lightly onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; spread with half the pizza sauce. Top with meatballs, arranging in 4 rows of 6 meatballs each. Cover with remaining sauce; top with peppers, shredded cheese and Parmesan.
Unroll remaining pizza dough; place over pizza. Pierce with large fork at 2-1/2-inch intervals to allow steam to escape.
Bake 20 min. or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 920 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 26 g

MEATBALL PIZZA SANDWICH CASSEROLE

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Take Italian favorites--ready-made frozen meatballs, mozzarella, and prepared pizza sauce--and turn them into a fun casserole.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Entree

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
2 cans (15 oz each) pizza sauce
1 French baguette loaf (1 lb), cut into 1-inch-thick slices
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz)
1 bag (16 oz) frozen cooked Italian meatballs (about 32 meatballs), thawed
1/2 cup chopped pepperoni (2 oz)
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper (1/2 medium)
1/4 cup shredded fresh basil leaves

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and pizza sauce until well blended.
In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spread 1 cup of sauce mixture; arrange baguette slices over sauce. Spread top of baguette slices with 1 cup sauce mixture; sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
Stir meatballs and pepperoni into remaining sauce mixture; pour over cheese. Sprinkle with bell pepper and remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 525, Carbohydrate 44 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 26 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, ServingSize 1/8 of Recipe, Sodium 1410 mg, Sugar 6 g

MEATBALL "PIZZA" CASSEROLE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Meatball

Provided by garry53

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 recipe Basic Meatballs
2 cans (11 oz. each) refrigerated thin crust pizza dough
1 can (15 oz.) pizza sauce
1/2 cup chopped green peppers
1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

PREPARE Basic Meatballs as directed, except use 1 lb. each extra-lean ground beef and ground pork, shape the meat mixture into 24 (2-inch) meatballs and increase the baking time to 15 min. or until meatballs are done (160ºF). HEAT oven to 400ºF. Unroll 1 pizza crust; press lightly onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; spread with half the pizza sauce. Top with meatballs, arranging in 4 rows of 6 meatballs each. Cover with remaining sauce; top with peppers, shredded cheese and Parmesan. UNROLL remaining pizza dough; place over pizza. Pierce with large fork at 2-1/2-inch intervals to allow steam to escape. BAKE 20 min. or until golden brown.