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Home » Pasta Recipes » Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs

Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs

Published: Mar 14, 2014 · Modified: Jan 11, 2022 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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My Baked Spaghetti recipe is one of my all time most requested family recipes.

Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs is easy to make and when you need to feed a crowd on a food budget this recipe fits the bill.

Oval baking pan with baked spaghetti and meatballs topped with melted mozzarella cheese.

But you can easily feed a smaller family twice with this recipe by serving half for dinner and freezing the other half to save for another night. Pasta recipes make a great freezer meal.

Most of the time I just make this recipe with a meat sauce and bake it in the oven. This time I decided to change it up a bit by making some homemade meatballs and layering them over the pasta before I baked it.

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I am not going to admit to how many meatballs I ate! It turned out so good.

My husband and I were so stuffed we could hardly move after eating dinner that night and he claimed the leftovers for the next day.

It is really amazing how easy it is to change up a recipe that you have made for years just by making a little change and it turns into a new favorite family recipe.

A skillet filled with homemade meatballs simmering in spaghetti sauce.

Head to the bottom of this post to print and save this Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs recipe.

How to make homemade meatballs

The first thing we need to do to get this recipe going is to make the homemade meatballs.

You will need 2 ½ - 3 pounds of ground beef, Italian flavored bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, an egg and salt and pepper.

In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients. Dig your clean hands in to mix it up.

Make sure the bread crumbs are mixed in well. You don't want any pockets of bread crumbs in the middle of a meatball.

Brown the meatballs on all sides in a large skillet until they are mostly cooked through, about 30 minutes depending on the number and size of the meatballs.

Carefully pour off the accumulated grease. Pour half the jar of spaghetti sauce over the meatballs.

Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cooked the spaghetti noodles till el dente. Preheat the oven to 375 F. while the pasta is cooking.

If you bought a block of mozzarella cheese slice it into thin slices and set aside.

A block of fresh mozzarella cheese cut into thin slices on a plate.

Once the spaghetti noodles are cooked drain them well. I am using thin spaghetti noodles for this recipe but you can use regular spaghetti noodles if you like.

But there are a couple of reasons why I like the thin spaghetti versus regular spaghetti noodles.

The thin spaghetti really stretches this meal. I can feed at least 2 more adults when using thin spaghetti and the thin spaghetti noodles cook faster than regular spaghetti noodles.

It is a personal preference so use which ever type of spaghetti you like.

Pour the cooked and drain noodles back in the pot you cooked them in and pour the remaining half a jar of spaghetti sauce over them and mix well.

A large pot filled with cooked spaghetti noodles with sauce poured over them.

Make sure the pasta is covered evenly with sauce.

It looks like there isn't enough sauce but don't worry about that because we are going to pour the sauce the meatballs were cooked in over the entire baking dish.

Spaghetti noodles combined with pasta sauce in a large pot.

Carefully pour all the spaghetti into a large 13 by 9 baking pan and spread it evenly in the pan.

Meatballs covered in sauce in a skillet.

One at a time neatly place a meatball on top of the pasta until all the meatballs are covering the pasta in a single layer.

Carefully pour the spaghetti sauce the meatballs cooked in over the meatballs.

A skillet with simmering pasta sauce.

Now sprinkle or layer the mozzarella cheese over all the meatballs. Keep the cheese away from the edges.

We don't want a big mess of melted cheese to drip on the bottom of the oven when it starts to melt. I hate when that happens. 

A baking dish filled with spaghetti and meatballs with unmelted sliced mozzarella cheese before baking.

Bake the spaghetti and meatballs in the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

A small dinner plate with a serving of baked spaghetti with meatballs.

This meal will easily serve 6-8 people. Serve with garlic bread and a salad.

How to make Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs

Meatball Ingredients

  • 2½ to 3 pounds ground beef
  • ¾ cup Italian Bread Crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 large egg

Baked Spaghetti Ingredients

  • 1 pound box thin spaghetti
  • 1 45 ounce jar Spaghetti sauce
  • 1 pound block mozzarella cheese or 1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions To make the meatballs

  1. Mix the first 7 ingredients in a large bowl until combined well.
  2. Roll about 28 medium meatballs.
  3. Brown the meatballs on all sides in a skillet.
  4. Pour off excess grease and pour half the jar of spaghetti sauce over the meatballs.
  5. Turn the meatballs down to low to simmer.
  6. Simmer until cooked through, about 30 minutes.

Cook the Pasta

  1. Bring a large pot to of salted water to a boil. Slice the mozzarella cheese if you are using a block of cheese instead of shredded.
  2. Add spaghetti noodles to boiling water and cook till el dente.
  3. Drain spaghetti well and return to the large pot.

To Assemble the Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs

  1. Pour the remaining spaghetti sauce from the jar into the pot of pasta and mix well.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  3. Thinly slice the cheese if you are using a block of mozzarella cheese.
  4. Pour the spaghetti into a large baking pan.
  5. Arrange meatballs over the top of pasta.
  6. Pour the spaghetti sauce the meatballs cooked in over the meatballs in the baking dish.
  7. Arrange the sliced mozzarella in a single layer over the meatballs or sprinkle the shredded mozzarella over the meatballs.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 20-30 minutes.
  9. Serves 6-8

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Cook time is an approximate combined time for the meatballs, pasta and baked spaghetti. Time will vary for each home cook.
  • Frozen meatballs can be used. Heat them according to the directions on the package.

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Oval baking pan with baked spaghetti and meatballs topped with melted mozzarella cheese.

Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
This is a great recipe to feed a large family. Or you can divided the pasta and meatballs into two 8 by 8 baking dishes.  Serve one tray of Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs for dinner and freeze the other tray of Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs for another night. Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs is an easy freezer meal.
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Prep Time 18 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 18 mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
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Servings 8 servings
Calories 905 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 3 pounds ground beef
  • ¾ cup Italian breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 pound thin spaghetti
  • 45 ounce spaghetti sauce
  • 1 pound block mozzarella cheese or 1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
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Instructions 

Make the meatballs

  • Mix the first 7 ingredients in a large bowl until combined well.
  • Form about 28 medium meatballs.
  • Brown the meatballs on all sides in a skillet.
  • Pour off excess grease and pour half the jar of spaghetti sauce over the meatballs.
  • Turn the meatballs down to low to simmer. Simmer until cooked through, about 30 minutes.

Cook the Pasta

  • Bring a large pot to of salted water to a boil.Slice the mozzarella cheese if you are using a block of cheese instead of shredded.
  • Add spaghetti noodles to boiling water and cook till el dente.
  • Drain spaghetti well and return to the large pot.

Assemble the Baked Spaghetti & Meatball Dish

  • Pour the remaining spaghetti sauce from the jar into the pot of pasta and mix well.
  • Preheat oven to 375 F.
  • Thinly slice the cheese if you are using a block of mozzarella cheese.
  • Pour the spaghetti into a large baking pan.
  • Arrange meatballs over the top of pasta.
  • Pour the spaghetti sauce over the meatballs in the baking dish.
  • Arrange the sliced mozzarella in a single layer over the meatballs or sprinkle the shredded mozzarella over the meatballs.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 20-30 minutes.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Cook time is an approximate combined time for the meatballs, pasta and baked spaghetti. Time will vary for each home cook.
  • Frozen meatballs can be used. Heat them according to the directions on the package.
  • Recipe can be divided in half to make freezer meals.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 905kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 189mg | Sodium: 1613mg | Potassium: 1200mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1134IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 378mg | Iron: 7mg
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Homemade Meatball Recipes are always a big hit with the family!

Feeling lazy? You might want to check out my Crock Pot Meatball recipe. Yum! If you want to make easy Crock Pot Meatball Subs instead of spaghetti I have a meatball recipe for that also! Check out my Easy Crock Pot Meatball Sub Sandwich recipe.

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  1. Antionette Blake

    April 01, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Spaghetti and meatballs is a classic recipe - thanks for sharing yours at the #WWDParty.

    Reply
  2. Miz Helen

    March 28, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    We are going to love your Baked Spaghetti with Meatballs, this looks like a fabulous recipe! Hope you are having a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  3. Penny @ The Comforts of Home

    March 24, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    Sounds so good! Please share this at my Tasty Tuesday party!
    https://www.thecomfortsofhome.blogspot.com/2014/03/tasty-tuesday-4.html

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