Chicken-Parmesan Meatball Casserole

By EricS52

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground chicken
• 1 cup Progresso™ Italian style bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ fire roasted tomato cooking sauce
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 3/4 cup uncooked penne pasta
• 1 jar marinara sauce
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1
Heat oven to 450°F. Line large shallow baking pan with foil.

2
In large bowl, mix chicken, bread crumbs, cooking sauce and Parmesan cheese with hands until well combined. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls; place in pan.

3
Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center. Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on box.

4
When meatballs are thoroughly cooked, remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350°F.

5
In another large bowl, gently combine cooked pasta, marinara sauce and meatballs. Spoon half of mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Top with half of the mozzarella cheese. Spoon remaining half of pasta mixture over cheese. Top with remaining cheese.

6
Bake 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.