Meatball Pasta Bake

Name: Meatball Pasta Bake
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters torn fresh basil; 1 leave Garnish: fresh basil; 794 grams packages frozen beef meatballs, thawed; 177 milliliters organic chicken broth; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 227 grams 1/2 packages fresh mozzarella cheese slices; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 kilograms marinara sauce; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 237 milliliters fresh orange juice; 1 teaspoon firmly packed orange zest; 454 grams package penne pasta; 1 medium size red bell pepper, chopped; 1 small sweet onion, chopped

Meatball Pasta Bake might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 524 calories, 27g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe serves 10. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. If you have chicken broth, penne pasta, beef meatballs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the orange juice you could follow this main course with the Plum Sherbert with Orange Juice and Plum Wine as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Prepare pasta according to package directions.

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Pasta

Saut onion and fennel bulb in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until tender.

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Fennel Bulb

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add garlic and fennel seeds, and saut 1 minute. Stir in marinara sauce and next 6 ingredients; increase heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 10 minutes.

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Marinara Sauce