This meatball bake recipe is homemade meatballs and smothered in tomato sauce and melted cheese. A quick and easy dinner with homemade meatballs and covered with melted mozzarella cheese. Perfect on its own, with noodles or in subs!
Cheesy Meatball Casserole
- 2 slices bread
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup yellow onion , minced
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 24 ounces marinara sauce
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese , shredded
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer add the milk to the slices of bread Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a pan and add the minced yellow onions and garlic Cook them on medium low until translucent but not browned.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- In your bowl with the milk soaked bread add the rest of the meatball ingredients including the cooked onions.
- Mix it on low until the bread is broken apart and the meat is combined with the ingredients .
- Using a meatballer/ice cream scoop or your hands scoop them into balls about the size of a ping pong ball.
- Melt the remaining butter in the pan and cook the meatballs on medium high on all sides for around 5 minutes then remove from heat and set aside.
- Coat the bottom of a baking dish with a thin layer of marinara sauce. Place the meatballs evenly into the baking dish and pour the remaining marinara sauce over the top.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese evenly over the baking dish.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes enjoy .
