Recipe for the day ~ Meatball Sandwich Casserole

Meatball Sandwich Casserole

**This was a HUGE hit and there were no left overs!!**

THANK YOU!

(Courtesy of Cathy Stingley on Facebook via my friend Amy Crutchfield Sumner)

Ingredients;

1 bag of frozen meatballs (I just used the Food Lion's original brand meatballs)

1 jar of marinara sauce or spaghetti sauce if there isn't any marinara on hand

1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

1 cup shredded Italian blend cheese

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1 loaf of fresh Italian bread (I used frozen garlic bread instead)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400

Place entire bag of meatballs in a pot with sauce (you can also add garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper to taste)

Cook over medium heat until warmed completely through (about 10 minutes) 

Stir as needed to keep meatballs from sticking to the pot

Once heat through remove from heat

Place meatballs in the center of a 9x13 baking dish

Layer Mozzarella and Italian blend cheeses over meatballs topping off with Parmesan

Take the slices of Italian bread (my case garlic bread) and line the pan all the way around with them so that they are kind of keeping the meatballs toward the center of the pan

The bread slice will be standing up in the pan as shown in the picture

You have creative freedom here with the bread if you are using fresh Italian bread....you can lightly butter and garlic the bread prior to placing it in the pan if you prefer or even brush lightly with olive oil and garlic - the choice is yours

Bake for about 30 minutes