Enjoy this make-ahead spaghetti and meatball casserole - perfect for Italian cuisine.
Make-Ahead Spaghetti and Meatball Casserole
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 9 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 (7-oz.) pkg. uncooked ready-cut spaghetti (short curved pasta) or elbow macaroni
- 1 cup water
- 1 (28-oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
- 12 frozen precooked Italian meatballs
- 2 tablespoons shredded fresh Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
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Step1Grease 12x8-inch (2-quart) baking dish. In greased baking dish, combine uncooked spaghetti, water and spaghetti sauce; mix well. Add meatballs; turn to coat with sauce. (Cover spaghetti completely with sauce.) Cover tightly with foil; refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
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Step2Heat oven to 350°F. Bake covered for 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley.
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Nutrition
290
Calories
10g
Total Fat
11g
Protein
38g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 720mg
- 30%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 38g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 11g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;
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