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Meatball Pasta Bake
This meatball pasta bake is made with homemade Italian meatballs that use hot Italian sausage, ground beef, and ground veal with delicious aromatics. This meatball recipe sears them to golden brown perfection, then mixed with pasta, and baked with melty burrata cheese.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Calories: 916 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound hot Italian sausage
- 1/2 pound ground veal (or lamb, or can omit veal, just make sure all meat=1.5lbs together)
- 1/3 cup yellow onion (chopped)
- 1/4 cup garlic (minced)
- 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1/4-1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs (start with 1/4, adjust if need more binding)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt & pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil (for pan searing)
Pasta
- 1 pound rigatoni (cooked al dente according to package instructions)
- 24 ounces arrabbiata sauce (or red sauce of choice)
- 8 ounces burrata cheese
- fresh basil (chopped to garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and set a pot of salted pasta water boiling, once boiling cook pasta to al dente according to package instructions.
- In a medium bowl, add in all of the meatball ingredients (minus the olive oil) and using your hands, mix until all the ingredients are evenly mixed. Roll into 1 inch meatballs and set aside until all are formed.
- In a dutch oven over medium/high heat, add in the oil. Once shimmering, sear each meatball for 30-45 seconds until each side is golden brown. Remove from oil, set aside to drain and sear all remaining meatballs.
- Drain the al dente pasta and return back to the pasta pot. Add in the meatballs to the pasta, the jar of red sauce, and mix till all combined. Pour into a greased 9x13 baking sheet. Tear up the burrata into small dollops and stuff into the pasta and meatballs.
- Bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes until the cheese is melty and bubbly. Top with freshly chopped basil and serve.
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Notes
- To keep meatballs from sticking to your hands when forming, add a little olive oil to your hands.
Nutrition Information
Calories
916kcal
(46%)
Carbohydrates
69g
(23%)
Protein
42g
(84%)
Fat
54g
(83%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
24g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
178mg
(59%)
Sodium
1234mg
(51%)
Potassium
917mg
(26%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1198IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
336mg
(34%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 916
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 916kcal | 46% |
| Carbohydrates | 69g | 23% |
| Protein | 42g | 84% |
| Fat | 54g | 83% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 24g | 120% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 178mg | 59% |
| Sodium | 1234mg | 51% |
| Potassium | 917mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1198IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 336mg | 34% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.