Meatball Sub Casserole

It was food. It was good. The end.

~ Hubby

Luckily hubby does not write this blog otherwise all entries would start similarly to this one. :)

Hubby and I decided to recreate a casserole that looked pretty simple to make but then found out that the directions were really confusing so what you have here is my modified and simplified version of the original recipe.

Meatball Sub Casserole

Ingredients:

* 1/3 cup chopped onion
* 1/4 cup GF bread crumbs - I use Kinnikinnick
* 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
* 1 lb ground beef
* Bread - to line pan - about 3 to 4 pieces of depending on bread size - I use Food For Life White Rice Bread
* 1 cup cream cheese
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
* 1 (28 ounce) jar GF spaghetti sauce
* 1 cup water
* 1/4 tsp powdered garlic

1. Preheat oven to 350 F

2. In a bowl, combine onions, bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.

3. Add beef and mix well.

4. In skillet on medium heat cook beef mixture until no longer pink.

5. Meanwhile, arrange bread in a single layer in an ungreased 13x9x2" baking dish.

6. Combine cream cheese, mayo, Italian seasoning and pepper; spread over the bread.

7. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella.

8. Combine sauce, water and garlic; add meat mixture. Pour over cheese mixture

9. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.

10. Bake, uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes or until heated through.

This recipe tasted really good, and ended up being pretty filling. My husband and I had 2 servings each and there was still a bit left. We didn't toast the bread first but it might be good to try that if you want a crunchier texture. :)