Easy Pasta Meatball Bake

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Easy Pasta Meatball Bake

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Recipe Data

8
Servings
20min
Prep
50min
Total

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    Spaghetti and meatballs anyone? We can't wait to dig into our 4-ingredient pasta and meatball bake!

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    Servings and Ingredients

    Ingredients
    Serves 8
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    1 (16-oz.) pkg. Gustare Vita dried organic spaghetti
    2 (17.6-oz. each) jars Gustare Vita Mediterranean pasta sauce
    1 (14-oz.) pkg. Hy-Vee frozen Italian-style meatballs, thawed
    1 tsp. Hy-Vee crushed red pepper
    Hy-Vee finely shredded Parmesan cheese, for garnish
    Fresh basil leaves, for garnish

    Things To Grab

    • Large stockpot
    • Colander
    • 3-quart baking dish
    • Aluminum foil

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    2. Bring lightly salted water to a boil in a large stockpot. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 minutes. Drain, return pasta to stockpot. Stir in pasta sauce, thawed meatballs, and crushed red pepper. Transfer mixture to a 3-quart baking dish.

    3. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes or until meatballs reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Serve immediately topped with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil, if desired. 

    Nutrition facts

    Servings

    450 Calories per serving

    Amounts Per Serving

    • Total Fat: 20g
    • Cholesterol: 30mg
    • Sodium: 590mg
    • Total Carbohydrates: 50g
    • Protein: 17g

    Daily Values

    0%
    Iron 15%
    0%
    Calcium 4%
    0%
    Vitamin D 0%
    0%
    Potassium 8%

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    Seasons January 2020