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penne pasta meat ball dinner

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Rose Mary Mogan
@cookinginillinois
Sauk Village, IL

This dinner can be prepared easily if you are using store bought varieties or using my homemade version of previously made recipes that were frozen for a rainy day. I invested the time to make large quantities of the meat Balls and pasta sauce, and then froze them to be used later when I needed to make dinner quickly. Add the Garlic Bread, and a garden salad and you have dinner in a flash. You too may want to do this to save time in the kitchen or you may want to opt for a good quality store brand variety, don't forget to taste and add spices to the store bought variety if needed.

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(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For penne pasta meat ball dinner

  • 1 box
    penne pasta
  • 2
    dozen frozen meat balls (homemade or store bought variety)
  • 2 jar
    chunky vegetable pasta sauce (homemade or store bought variety)
  • 8 slice
    texas toast (home made or store bought vatiety)
  • garden salad (using favorite veggies)

How To Make penne pasta meat ball dinner

  • 1
    Cook pasta according to directions on box. I prefer using Barilla brand.
  • 2
    Using either store bought pasta sauce, or reserved homemade version 2 jars or about 7- 8 cups add to a large pot- Link for https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/sauce-spread-other-sauce-spread/rainy-day-chunky-vegetable-pasta-sauce.html Heat over medium low heat.
  • 3
    Add pre frozen meat Balls to sauce or my homemade version using this Link http://justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/main-course-beef/rainy-day-meat-balls-9-dozen.html according to the amount needed for your family. Then heat over a gentle low heat, stirring to prevent sticking to bottom of pot. Until completely heated through.
  • 4
    Make individual servings or add pasta to a large platter then cover with Pasta Sauce and Meat Balls, sprinkle with a generous amount of Shredded or grated Parmesan Cheese.
  • 5
    Serve with my homemade version of Texas Toast Garlic Bread using this Link https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/bread-savory-bread/texas-toast-garlic-bread.html or a store bought variety prepared according to directions on box.
  • 6
    Serve with your favorite garden salad using ingredients of your choice.
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