Brad's weeknight baked pasta & meatballs. This was a weeknight dinner, so not everything in this recipe is made from scratch. These warm and cozy baked pasta dishes check all the weeknight dinner boxes: easy, comforting, ready in an hour or less, with plenty left over for another meal. And talk about versatile — you can change up the pastas, add or change protein choices, and adjust spices to suit your taste.

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Ingredients of Brad's weeknight baked pasta & meatballs

You need of large bag of large elbow macaroni.
You need of frozen Italian meatballs.
Prepare of spaghetti sauce. I used roasted red pepper and garlic.
It's of large onion, chopped.
It's of minced garlic.
It's of mushrooms, sliced.
You need of white wine.
Prepare of fresh basil leaves, chopped.
Prepare of shredded cheddar and Monterey jack mixed.
Prepare of shredded Asiago cheese.
It's of shredded parmesan.

Yes, unbaked Italian pasta bake freezes very well! Just cover tightly with plastic wrap, then wrap tightly with foil. Bring to room temp—and remove plastic wrap and foil—before baking. Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou, Prop Styling.

Brad's weeknight baked pasta & meatballs step by step

Set oven to 350. Lay foil over a large baking sheet. Spray with nonstick spray, or grease foil. Arrange meatballs in a single layer. Bake 25-30 minutes. Flip over half way through cooking..
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 tbs oil to the water. Add entire bag of pasta. Cook to al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water..
In a large high wall frying pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil. Add onions and mushrooms. Saute over medium heat until onions sweat out. Add garlic. Saute 2 more minutes. Turn heat to medium high. Add wine. Reduce liquid by 3/4. Add both jars marina and chopped basil. Reduce heat to medium low. Bring to a simmer..
I used a 10x10, 6 inch deep hotel pan to bake this in, depending on what you have, it might take 2 pans. Whatever you use, grease pan with shortening. Assemble in layers. First pasta, then sauce, then cheddar and jack cheese. Continue to repeat layers. Top with Asiago and parmesan..
Bake uncovered at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until cheese and sauce are bubbly. Serve immediately. Enjoy..

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