Meatball Bake

"This came from a Kraft magazine. The recipe calls for frozen meatballs, but I used my own. This is really hearty and delish.. great comfort food! Serve this with a nice dinner salad."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Prepare stuffing mix as directed on package for light preparation; set aside.
  • Combine soup and milk in 13x9-inch baking dish. Stir in meatballs and peas; sprinkle with cheese. Top with the prepared stuffing.
  • Bake 20 - 25 minute or until heated through.
  • For this recipe, I used Itaian-flavored stuffing mix and mozzarella cheese with my own meatballs.
  • Variation: prepare as dierected, substituting 1 can (14 1/2 oz) undrained diced tomatoes for the soup, omitting milk and using Italian-flavored meatballs and shredded mozzarella cheese.

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Reviews

  1. Awesome and sooo easy! Made as written except I messed up and mixed the cheese into the pea/soup mixutre - but, I liked it this way! I used mozzerella and parmesan cheese and homestyle frozen meatballs. Next time, I will bake the meatballs a bit before I add them...I think this will make the meatballs taste even better! Next time, I am going to try corn and go with a whole 8 ounce canister of stuffing. Thanks for posting! I will make this again for sure!
     
  2. This was good. I used my own meatballs using 1 lb ground beef. Next time I would double the meatballs.
     
  3. I used a low-sodium version of the stuffing mix, cream of celery soup instead of cream of mushroom, water instead of milk, my homemade meatballs, mixed vegetables instead of just peas and a cheddar mozzarella blend...I also baked it for a full 30 minutes, so that it was very hot & bubbling...The only thing I would change is to put the cheese atop the STUFFING rather than putting the cheese BEFORE the stuffing, as it kinda got lost in the meatball mixture...I think I might try the "italian" variation soon...thanks for sharing!
     
  4. I thought this was great (especially considering ease of prep!). I have a similar recipe that contains chicken but would never have considered doing it with the meatballs. I used green beans in place of the peas (as I'm not a fan) and it worked out fine. This goes into the "make again" file!
     
  5. This was so good and easy to make!! Made with Italian frozen meatballs, canned peas-what was on hand and mozzarella cheese. The only change I would make next time is to cut it in half. Since it is just DH an me (son doesn't eat stuffing) we have tons left, but will freeze for another time. Made for 2009 Spring PAC.
     
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  1. I used a low-sodium version of the stuffing mix, cream of celery soup instead of cream of mushroom, water instead of milk, my homemade meatballs, mixed vegetables instead of just peas and a cheddar mozzarella blend...I also baked it for a full 30 minutes, so that it was very hot & bubbling...The only thing I would change is to put the cheese atop the STUFFING rather than putting the cheese BEFORE the stuffing, as it kinda got lost in the meatball mixture...I think I might try the "italian" variation soon...thanks for sharing!
     
  2. I thought this was great (especially considering ease of prep!). I have a similar recipe that contains chicken but would never have considered doing it with the meatballs. I used green beans in place of the peas (as I'm not a fan) and it worked out fine. This goes into the "make again" file!
     

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