Meatball Pizza Casserole Recipes

MEATBALL PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place crust on an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan or baking sheet., Spread sauce over crust; sprinkle with garlic powder, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese. Top with onion and meatballs; sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake 12-17 minutes or until cheese is melted.

MEATBALL 'PIZZA' CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare Easy Basic Meatballs as directed, except use 1 lb. each extra-lean ground beef and ground pork, shape the meat mixture into 24 (2-inch) meatballs, and increase the baking time to 15 min. or until meatballs are done (160ºF).
• Unroll 1 pizza crust; press lightly onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; spread with half the pizza sauce. Top with meatballs, arranging in 4 rows of 6 meatballs each. Cover with remaining sauce; top with peppers, shredded cheese and Parmesan.
• Unroll remaining pizza dough; place over pizza. Pierce with large fork at 2-1/2-inch intervals to allow steam to escape.
• Bake 20 min. or until golden brown.

MEATBALL "PIZZA" CASSEROLE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• PREPARE Basic Meatballs as directed, except use 1 lb. each extra-lean ground beef and ground pork, shape the meat mixture into 24 (2-inch) meatballs and increase the baking time to 15 min. or until meatballs are done (160ºF). HEAT oven to 400ºF. Unroll 1 pizza crust; press lightly onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; spread with half the pizza sauce. Top with meatballs, arranging in 4 rows of 6 meatballs each. Cover with remaining sauce; top with peppers, shredded cheese and Parmesan. UNROLL remaining pizza dough; place over pizza. Pierce with large fork at 2-1/2-inch intervals to allow steam to escape. BAKE 20 min. or until golden brown.

MEGA MEATBALL PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• On a round pizza stone or pan or on a rectangular baking sheet, using flour or cornmeal to dust the dough, spread out the dough to form your crust. If you are using a baking sheet, drizzle pan with extra-virgin olive oil then set crust in place. Poke the pizza dough in several areas with the tines of a fork. Drizzle the dough with extra-virgin olive oil then season it with finely chopped rosemary and a little salt. Place in oven 10 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, then the meat. Brown and crumble meat a couple of minutes, then add onions and garlic. Season the meat with salt and pepper then work in the tomato paste using the back of a wooden spoon to combine. Stir in the cheese, parsley and oregano.
• Remove pizza crust from oven and top with meat. Arrange cheese over the pizza, working to edges. Return the pizza to the oven and bake until cheese is golden, another 10 to 12 minutes.

MEAT-LOVER'S PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 3-quart casserole with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package using minimum cook time. Return to saucepan.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook and stir sausage, onion, bell pepper and garlic over medium-high heat about 7 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and onion is softened. Stir in pizza sauce, bacon and pepperoni. Pour mixture over cooked pasta; stir. Spoon half of pasta mixture (about 4 cups) into casserole. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese. Spoon remaining pasta mixture on top.
• Bake 30 minutes; top with remaining 1 cup of cheese. Bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until hot and cheese is melted and bubbly.

PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef with the onion, garlic and green bell pepper. Drain excess fat. Stir in the noodles, pepperoni, pizza sauce and milk, and mix well. Pour this mixture into a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes, top with the cheese, then bake for 5 to 10 more minutes.

PIZZA MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 48 meatballs. , Stuff a cube of cheese into the center of each meatball, covering the cheese completely with meat. Roll lightly in flour. , In a large skillet, brown meatballs in oil; drain. Add pizza sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink. Serve with pasta, rice, in buns or as an appetizer.

ITALIAN MEATBALL SANDWICH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Mix together onions, bread crumbs, Parmesan 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 9x13 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 cup 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.

MEATBALL PIZZA SANDWICH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and pizza sauce until well blended.
• In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spread 1 cup of sauce mixture; arrange baguette slices over sauce. Spread top of baguette slices with 1 cup sauce mixture; sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
• Stir meatballs and pepperoni into remaining sauce mixture; pour over cheese. Sprinkle with bell pepper and remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil.

MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13x9 casserole dish.
• Bake meatballs on a shallow rack for 15-20 minutes.
• Arrange bread in a single layer in a casserole dish.
• (all of the bread might not be used).
• Combine cream cheese, mayo, italian seasoning pinch basil (if using) and pepper.
• Spread over the bread.
• Sprinkle with just a little more than half of the mozzeralla cheese.
• Combine sauce, water and garlic; add meatballs.
• Pour over cheese mixture.
• Sprinkle with remaining mozza cheese.
• Bake uncovered, for 30 minutes or until heated through.

PAULA DEEN'S LAYERED MEATBALL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce over bottom of baking dish.
• Place meatballs on top of sauce.
• Layer basil, mushrooms and tomatoes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together ricotta, sour cream, eggs, remaining 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce.
• Stir in garlic, salt, oregano and prepared noodles.
• Pour mixture over layered ingredients in baking dish.
• Top with cheese.
• Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour, or until bubbly.
• Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.