Meatball Lasagna

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Ingredients

  • 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
  • 1 (8-ounce) container onion-and-chive flavored cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 1 (3-ounce) package shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 2 (26-ounce) jars tomato basil pasta sauce
  • 1 (16-ounce) package egg roll wrappers
  • 60 to 64 frozen cooked Italian-style meatballs
  • (Sara's note: look for 2 lb package of cocktail size meatballs.)

Preparation

Step 1

Stir together first 6 ingredients until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; set aside.

Spread 1 cup pasta sauce in bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

Cut egg roll wrappers in half lengthwise; arrange 10 halves over pasta sauce. (Sara's note, use 1/3 of package for each layer vs. 10.) (Wrappers will overlap.) Top with meatballs. Spoon 3 cups pasta sauce over meatballs; sprinkle with 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Arrange 10 wrappers evenly over mozzarella. Spread ricotta cheese mixture over wrappers; top with remaining wrappers and pasta sauce.

Bake at 350° for 50 minutes. Top with remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake 10 more minutes. Let stand 15 minutes.
Note: For testing purposes only, we used Classico Tomato and Basil pasta sauce.