Cheesy Italian Meatball Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 16 ounces ziti pasta or 16 ounces penne pasta
• 1 (26 ounce) jar red pasta sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) package italian-style frozen cooked meatballs, thawed
• 1 (15 ounce) can italian-style tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) carton ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta by following the package directions; drain, then return to pan.
• 2 stir in pasta sauce, meatballs, and tomato sauce.
• 3 transfer mixture to an ungreased 3-quart baking dish.
• 4 bake, covered, at 350° for 30 minutes.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese and parmesan cheese.
• 6 uncover pasta mixture; spoon ricotta mixture in small mounds over pasta mixture.
• 7 cover loosely; bake about 10 minutes more or until heated through.
• 8 top with mozzarella cheese and bake, uncovered, 5 more minutes.