Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs
Easy, creamy one dish baked spaghetti and meatballs. This meal is the king of comfort, no boiling water necessary. Dump all the ingredients into one dish, throw in the oven and dinner is served.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti *see notes
- ½ lb frozen turkey meatballs *see notes
- 1 24 oz jar pasta sauce
- 3 cups water *more may be needed through coking process
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp crushed, dried, oregano
- ⅓ cup goats chèvre *see notes for substitute
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°In a 9 x 11 Or similar size baking dish add spaghetti noodles straight from the box to the bottom of the dish.
- Next layer on your 24 ounce jar of pasta sauce. Then put 2 cups water into the empty pasta sauce jar shake and pour over noodles. Add remaining cup of water. Sprinkle seasoning over sauce, make sure it's evenly spread.
- Top mixture with frozen meatballs. Tightly cover with tinfoil in place in the oven for 50 minutes. Pull the casserole dish out, place goat cheese into the center of the dish and cook for another 10 minutes uncovered.
- Once noodles are al dente, mix pasta up and make sure goat cheese is mixed into sauce well. Serve with garlic bread and salad and enjoy!
- *If noodles are still getting stuck and seem dry, simple add another 1/2 -1 cup of water and let it cook for another 5-8 minutes. This just means they aren't quite finished cooking and need more liquid. *
Notes
*or pasta of choice - cooking times will vary if you use a different pasta.
*or any type of frozen meatball
*cream cheese will also work, or you can skip the cheese all together.
Nutrition
Calories: 595kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 361mg | Potassium: 270mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 271IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 3mg