Pasta Meatball Bake

This dish is so easy. It took a total of less than 1 hour to put together, bake, and cool off so you can eat it. If you use regular pasta - I would bake it for an extra 5 minutes. My mom passed this recipe on to me and I doctored it a bit. 

Ingredients:

• 1 - 16oz box of pasta (I used Chickpea pasta)
• 3 cups of water
• 16 oz. Of frozen meatballs (I used meatless)
• Sprinkle of salt
• 1 - 24 oz jar of pasta sauce
• 5 oz. Spinach
• Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups of mozzarella 
• Fresh Basil or parsley for the top of the dish

Recipe:

1. Turn oven to 450. 
2. Spray a 13x9 dish. 
3. Place noodles, water, meatballs, salt, spinach and just a sprinkle of Parmesan into the dish. Give it a good toss to make sure everything is incorporated. 
4. Cover with aluminum foil.
5. Bake for 30 minutes. Be sure to give a good stir about every 10 minutes. 
6. Take out and sprinkle on the two cups of mozzarella cheese.
7. Bake an additional 5 minutes, uncovered. 
8. Take out and let sit for at least 5 minutes. Sprinkle some torn fresh parsley or basil on top.
9. Enjoy! 

Some marvelous additions if you’re feeling perky or fancy: cream cheese, sautéed onions or peppers, mushrooms.