Upside-Down Meatball Casserole

By smclane

This easy all-in-one dinner bake is made with saucy meatballs and cheesy pockets of seasoned ricotta cheese topped with Parmesan coated biscuits. Our family enjoys this at least once a month, it's so GOOD!

Ingredients

• MEATBALLS:
• 1 1 80%) pound lean (at least 80%) ground beef
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 1 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup Progresso™ Italian style bread crumbs
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1 1 egg
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• Ricotta Mix and Sauce
• 1 1 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1 1 jar (25.5-ounce) Muir Glen™ organic roasted garlic pasta sauce
• BISCUIT TOPPING:
• 1 1 1 can (16.3-ounce) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, separated and cut into sixths
• 2 2 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 2 2 tablespoons Progresso™ Italian style bread crumbs
• Fresh basil, chopped, if desired

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 105mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.

In medium bowl, mix all meatball ingredients. Shape mixture into 28 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place in un-greased 15x10x1-inch rectangular pan. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center; remove from oven, and reduce oven temperature to 350°F.

Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, the Italian seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt; mix well.

Spread cooked meatballs in bottom of baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of ricotta mixture between meatballs. In 4-cup glass measuring cup, microwave pasta sauce covered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring halfway, until heated through and steaming. Pour heated pasta sauce on top of meatball and ricotta layer.

In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, add biscuit pieces; toss with 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons bread crumbs, shaking bag to coat. Spread biscuit pieces on top of hot pasta sauce layer; sprinkle any remaining bread crumb mixture on top. Bake 33 to 38 minutes or until biscuits are deep golden brown and baked through. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Top with basil.