Italian Meatball Sandwich Casserole Recipe

Posted by Maxine on June 6th, 2008 at 10:37am

If you like meatball sandwiches, you’ll love this easy, baked casserole.

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Ingredients

1/3 C. chopped green onions
1/4 C. Italian seasoned bread crumbs
3 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese
1 lb. ground beef
16 oz. Italian-style bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 C. mayonnaise
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 C. shredded mozzarella cheese
3 C. spaghetti sauce
1 C. water
2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). 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 (175 degrees C). Arrange the bread cubes in a single layer in an ungreased 9×13 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 C. 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 (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until heated through.

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