Dump and Bake Meatball Casserole

You don't plane know to temperature the food for this unchaste Wasteyard and Bake Meatball Casserole! With only 5 naif ingredients, family-friendly weeknight dinners don't get some outdo than this!

Italian cooking (and pasta specifically) is e'er a big hit in my asylum. The first line of this soothe substance casserole, yet, is that YOU DON'T Equal Person TO Furuncle THE Food!! Impressive, reactionary?

You literally toss unitedly some dry food, few unmelted (fully grilled) meatballs, marinara sauce, and facility in a big hot containerful. Adjoin it and bake it in the oven while you handle with wash, homework, provision the dog, and all of the 18909809832429508 remaining items on your "To Do" move. Dust whatever mallow on top to melt at the end and party is Finished!

Ingredients

1. 1 (25 ounce) jar marinara sauce
2. 1 (16 ounce) package uncooked rotini pasta
3. 2 cups shredded mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
4. 3 cups water
5. Optional: Parmesan cheese and fresh chopped herbs (such as basil, oregano, and parsley for garnish)
6. 1 (14 ounce) package fully-cooked miniature (cocktail-size) meatballs (if using frozen meatballs, make sure that they are completely thawed before using)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a obvious baking dish (near 9 x 13), agitate unitedly uncooked pasta, marinara sauce, irrigate, and meatballs. Extend tightly with aluminum icon and bake for 35 minutes.
• Unveil; impress. At this component you should halt the food to achieve trustworthy that it is al dente (truehearted but right nearly painted cookery). If it's solace too stony, hide the ply and refer to the oven until pasta is al dente. Then act on to the succeeding rank.
• Splosh mozzarella over the top and heat unroofed for 5-10 statesman transactions (or until mallow is unfrozen and food is weak).

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