Back to School Meals In a Hurry: Baked Meatball Mac and Cheese

Baked Beefy Mac and Cheese

Cook Time: 25-30 minutes | Servings: 6-8

Ingredients:

26 (1 lb)                                                frozen Casa Di Bertacchi full cooked meatballs
2 boxes (7.25 oz each)                   macaroni and cheese dinner mixes
2 cans (10.5 oz each)                       condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 ½                                                         milk
2                                                              medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
3 tbs                                                      shredded Parmesan Cheese      

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Bake frozen meatballs on baking sheet for 20 minutes.
3. While meatballs bake, cook macaroni pasta according to package directions.
4. Drain the water from the pan. Stir condensed soups, milk and cheese sauce packets into cooked macaroni.
5. Place meatballs in the bottom of a 9×13-inch pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon macaroni and cheese mixture evenly over the meatball layer. Lay tomato slices evenly over top. Sprinkle shredded parmesan over top.
6. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes.

Note: For families with picky eaters, omit tomatoes from recipe or lay 1 sliced tomato over half of the pan before baking.