Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs

Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs is an easy, kid friendly weeknight dinner with cooked meatballs, spaghetti and cheese in a casserole.

A lasagna shortcut!

This recipe is an even easier version of my popular cheesy Million Dollar Baked Spaghetti.

We have so many kid-friendly Pasta Dinner Recipes that are so simple to make and freeze well for quick weeknight meals!

Spaghetti and meatballs is the ultimate family comfort food.

It’s an easy recipe that you can adjust it to your pickiest eater’s taste (like reserving noodles without sauce for the kid who wants plain everything), plus it’s pretty darn inexpensive.

What I love most about this dish though is it’s a perfect meal prep dish.

It freezes well and with about a day defrosting in the fridge, it’s ready to go like it was fresh made.

We always have a version of Baked Spaghetti on hand in the freezer.

Recently we had some friends that were passing through and this spaghetti casserole saved the day! I set it out to thaw in the morning and by the time they got into town, it was oven ready.

Some Garlic Bread, a simple salad, and fresh grated parmesan cheese rounded out the meal.

We were sitting down to dinner in the time it took to unload their car.

Ingredients

1 pound spaghetti
6 cups Marinara Sauce , 2 jars
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
32 beef meatballs , cooked and thawed
2 cups mozzarella cheese , shredded and divided