Meatball Sub Casserole Recipe
 
 
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Ingredients
  • 6-8 thick cut slices of a homemade or store bought French or Italian Bread (I cut mine into chunks but it isn’t necessary to do so)
  • 15 oz. Part-skim Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup fresh grated Parmesan or Three Cheese Blend (Parmesan, Romano & Asiago)
  • 2 dozen meatballs (thawed if using frozen----I used homemade Cheesy Baked Meatballs I had stored in the freezer)
  • 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes (I used one seasoned with garlic, oregano & basil)
  • 6 oz. can of tomato paste (I used one seasoned with garlic, oregano & basil)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp. dried basil
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan or Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Prep a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. In a small pan combine diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water and minced garlic; bring to a boil then reduce heat and let simmer for 8-10 minutes.
  4. Layer sliced bread into the bottom of the dish, trying to cover as much of the bottom in an even layer as possible.
  5. In a medium bowl mix together ricotta, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, egg and ¼ c cheese until thoroughly mixed together
  6. Spread evenly over the top of the bread slices and smooth with a spatula.
  7. Top with meatballs.
  8. Pour sauce over everything and spread around covering all of the meatballs and the open areas as much as possible.
  9. Sprinkle with remaining 1-cup shredded cheese and basil.
  10. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes.
  11. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is brown and bubbly.
  12. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.
  13. Serve & enjoy!
Notes
Yields 8-10 servings depending on serving size. Freeze unused portions in single serve freezer safe containers for easy lunches or prepare the recipe in #2 smaller pans and freeze #1 before baking if only a few portions are needed or wanted.
Add other ingredients as desired such as green peppers, mushrooms, additional cheeses, black olives or pepperonis etc. If you like it on a sub you’ll like it this casserole too!
Recipe by How to Have it All at https://www.howtohaveitall.net/meatball-casserole-recipe/