CHICKEN PARMESAN MEATBALL CASSEROLE

You know what nights are the very satisfactory? the ones wherein anybody luckily eats their complete dinner with out a lawsuits. This fowl Parmesan Meatball Casserole is a no-fail option for a nice family dinner or maybe for serving visitors. It makes a huge casserole full of meals, so that you will have plenty of glad and complete bellies!

I've made this clean casserole a few instances now and it constantly gets rave critiques. it's far a mash up of a classic baked ziti and a bird parmesan meatball sub! you have a thick layer of pasta, dotted with hen parmesan meatballs, after which covered in yummy provolone and Parmesan cheeses! So tacky and so true!

This dinner is perfect for serving guests because it can all be made in advance of time after which baked as they arrive. i like to make my meatballs and my sauce early inside the day and permit the meatballs simmer inside the sauce all day.

If you don’t have the time or choice to make homemade sauce, definitely just substitute your favored shop offered. when you have time, allow your meatballs simmer inside the sauce before assembling the casserole. it's going to impart greater flavor and moisture, however it's miles truely no longer a obligatory step in case you don’t have the time!

Pleasing tip! you could see that there are most effective six meatballs pictured inside the pics here, at the same time as the recipe makes many more. every time i have guests over, I split the recipe in half of and positioned it into smaller casseroles in order that we have a couple of serving bowl. It makes the buffet line circulate faster or makes it simpler to pass around the table!

INGREDIENTS:

For the meatballs:

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

For the casserole:

• 1 lb long cut noodle like ziti or rigatoni, cooked shy of al dente and then drained
• 32 oz. spaghetti sauce
• 6 slices provolone cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• fresh basil to garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. upload all meatball substances to a bowl and mix well with your fingers till all lightly combined. If mixture is simply too wet, upload extra breadcrumbs, if too dry, add additional milk.
3. as soon as well blended, roll meatball aggregate into 12 frivolously sized meatballs, and area on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray.
4. Bake meatballs for 12-15 mins, or until golden brown.
5. once completed, divide your pasta sauce among the cooked pasta and the meatballs.
6. In a huge casserole dish, add your pasta. top with meatballs, unfold evenly across the dish. Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, after which pinnacle each with  slices of provolone cheese. spread mozzarella and parmesan evenly over the dish. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown.
7. remove from oven and garnish with additional parmesan cheese and sparkling basil.

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