Brad's weeknight baked pasta & meatballs
Brad's weeknight baked pasta & meatballs

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook brad's weeknight baked pasta & meatballs using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Brad's weeknight baked pasta & meatballs:
  1. Take 1 large bag of large elbow macaroni
  2. Take 3 lbs frozen Italian meatballs
  3. Take 2 jars spaghetti sauce. I used roasted red pepper and garlic
  4. Prepare 1 large onion, chopped
  5. Get 2 tbs minced garlic
  6. Make ready 1 lb mushrooms, sliced
  7. Get 1/4 cup white wine
  8. Prepare 2 oz fresh basil leaves, chopped
  9. Get 2 cups shredded cheddar and Monterey jack mixed
  10. Prepare 3/4 cup shredded Asiago cheese
  11. Take 3/4 cup shredded parmesan

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Steps to make Brad's weeknight baked pasta & meatballs:
  1. Set oven to 350. Lay foil over a large baking sheet. Spray with nonstick spray, or grease foil. Arrange meatballs in a single layer. Bake 25-30 minutes. Flip over half way through cooking.
  2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 tbs oil to the water. Add entire bag of pasta. Cook to al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  3. In a large high wall frying pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil. Add onions and mushrooms. Saute over medium heat until onions sweat out. Add garlic. Saute 2 more minutes. Turn heat to medium high. Add wine. Reduce liquid by 3/4. Add both jars marina and chopped basil. Reduce heat to medium low. Bring to a simmer. Simmer 15 minutes to reduce. Add meatballs and simmer another 10 minutes.
  4. I used a 10x10, 6 inch deep hotel pan to bake this in, depending on what you have, it might take 2 pans. Whatever you use, grease pan with shortening. Assemble in layers. First pasta, then meatballs and sauce, then cheddar and jack cheese. Continue to repeat layers. Top with Asiago and parmesan.
  5. Bake uncovered at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until cheese and sauce are bubbly. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

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