Italian meatball sandwich casserole
Italian meatball sandwich casserole recipe in the casserole category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1/3 cup chopped scallions
- 1/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1 pound ground beef
- 16 ounces Italian style bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3 cups spaghetti sauce
- 1 cup water
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Mix together onions, bread crumbs, cheese and ground beef.
- Roll into 1 inch diameter balls and place in a baking pan.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Arrange the bread cubes in a single layer in an ungreased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Mix together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Italian seasoning and black pepper until smooth.
- Spread this mixture over each bread cube.
- Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the grated mozzarella cheese.
- In a large bowl, mix together spaghetti sauce, water and garlic.
- Gently stir in meatballs.
- Pour over the bread and cheese mixture in the baking pan.
- Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until heated through.
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