A couple of times recently I've made this baked pasta dish, knowing that since it's about to be full blown summer here, I will not be heating up my oven to make it for a while. But it's so good!
Cream cheesy pasta in the middle of sauce and meatballs, with a sprinkling of colby jack, or mozzarella, or whatever I have on hand.
What I did:Boiled enough pasta for six (this time was fettucine) til al dente. Drained pasta and added 1/2 a brick of softened cream cheese to it, tossed until creamy. Seasoned that with a little garlic, and added parsley. Layered in a dish: marinara sauce, precooked meatballs cut in half, grated cheese, all of the pasta, more sauce and meatballs, then more grated cheese. I baked it for about 35 minutes.
Served with a green salad, which is our summertime side dish of choice.
The leftovers for lunch are just as delish! I will miss baking up this dish over the summer, but the kitchen will be too hot for that.
Gina
1 comment:
Oh my gosh -- that looks fantastic!! I think it would be worth heating up the kitchen even in summer to enjoy that!
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