BAKED ZITI AND MEATBALL CASSEROLE

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Great recipe fo serve a bunch. If you have meatballs and tomato sauce Recipe #240802 waiting for you in the freezer;it is fast to prepare.

Provided by Sageca

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (16 ounce) package ziti pasta, substitute penne pasta
4 cups tomato sauce
1 large egg
1 (15 ounce) container part-skim ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon . fresh coarse ground black pepper
12 lean meatballs, thawed and sliced
1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Steps:

  • In saucepot, prepare pasta as label directs in boiling salted water, drain. Return pasta to saucepot.
  • Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, heat tomato sauce, covered, until hot over medium-low heat. (If tomato sauce is frozen, add 2 tablespoons water to saucepan to prevent sorching). Add 3 cups sauce to pasta in saucepot, toss well. Reserve remaining 1 cup sauce.
  • In medium bowl, stir together egg, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Into 3 1/2- to 4-quart shallow casserole or 13-inch by 9-inch glass baking dish, spoon half the pasta mixture, top with all the sliced meatballs. Drop ricotta-cheese mixture by spoonfuls evenly over meatball layer. Spoon remaining pasta mixture over ricotta-cheese layer, then spoon remaining 1 cup sauce over pasta. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake, uncovered, 60 minutes or until very hot and cheese browns slightly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.4, Fat 11.1, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 63.1, Sodium 1064.2, Carbohydrate 55.4, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 6.8, Protein 23.6

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