An Easy Easter Make Ahead Meal: Cheesy Turkey Meatball Casserole Using Kraft Fresh Take

An Easy Easter Make Ahead Meal: Cheesy Turkey Meatball Casserole Using Kraft Fresh Take requires approximately 1 hour from start to finish. For $3.55 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 57g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 772 calories. 929 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is brought to you by Savvy Saving Couple. If you have ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, italian cheese blend, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for Autumn. With a spoonacular score of 90%, this dish is super. Make Ahead Meal: Overnight French Toast Casserole, KRAFT Cooking! Cheesy Broccoli Rice & Turkey, and Make Ahead Tikka Masala Meatball are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey meat

16 oz. container of cottage cheese

1 egg

1 cup Italian cheese blend

1 package of Kraft Fresh Take Italian Parmesan

1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce

1lb of Pasta Shells

16 oz. container of ricotta cheese

salt, pepper, and Italian spice for taste

Equipment:

oven

baking sheet

bowl

mixing bowl

casserole dish

Cooking instruction summary:

Boil your pasta shells until al dente.Pre-heat Oven to 350 degreesLine a baking sheet with parchment papeIn a large bowl add your turkey meat, Kraft Fresh Take Italian Parmesan, and eggMix thoroughly and form turkey meat into a large ballPluck, and shape 1 1/2 inch balls *I made about 28 meatballsBake for 22 minutes on 350 degreesOnce pasta is done, drain, and add it to a large mixing bowl with your cottage, and ricotta cheese, add spices, a and mix thoroughlyAdd mixture to a large 9 x 12 casserole dish.Spread 3/4 of the pasta sauce over the topLine your meatballs on the top layer, drizzle on remaining sauceSprinkle 1 cup of cheese over the top of the lightly sauced meatballsBake at 350 for 30 minutes.Our Cheesy Turkey Meatball Casserole not only looked great, but it also tastes amazing! It is the perfect make ahead Easter meal idea! The Fresh Take Kit really cut my time in the kitchen in half, and everyone loved the flavors it gave the meatballs! Kraft-fresh-take-coupon totally suggest you try Kraft Fresh Take Kits because for a limited time, you can print a valuable coupon to save $1 off a Kraft Fresh Take Kit when you also buy fresh chicken!!

 

Step by step:


1. Boil your pasta shells until al dente.Pre-heat Oven to 350 degrees

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment pape

3. In a large bowl add your turkey meat, Kraft Fresh Take Italian Parmesan, and egg

4. Mix thoroughly and form turkey meat into a large ball

5. Pluck, and shape 1 1/2 inch balls *I made about 28 meatballs

6. Bake for 22 minutes on 350 degrees

7. Once pasta is done, drain, and add it to a large mixing bowl with your cottage, and ricotta cheese, add spices, a and mix thoroughly

8. Add mixture to a large 9 x 12 casserole dish.

9. Spread 3/4 of the pasta sauce over the top

10. Line your meatballs on the top layer, drizzle on remaining sauce

11. Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over the top of the lightly sauced meatballs


Nutrition Information:

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772k Calories
56g Protein
30g Total Fat
68g Carbs
23% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
772k
39%

Fat
30g
47%

  Saturated Fat
12g
75%

Carbohydrates
68g
23%

  Sugar
9g
10%

Cholesterol
169mg
57%

Sodium
1330mg
58%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
56g
114%

Selenium
91µg
130%

Phosphorus
678mg
68%

Vitamin B3
8mg
44%

Manganese
0.83mg
42%

Vitamin B2
0.65mg
38%

Calcium
371mg
37%

Zinc
5mg
37%

Vitamin B6
0.7mg
35%

Vitamin B12
2µg
34%

Potassium
957mg
27%

Copper
0.52mg
26%

Vitamin B5
2mg
25%

Magnesium
99mg
25%

Iron
3mg
22%

Vitamin A
1092IU
22%

Fiber
4g
16%

Folate
55µg
14%

Vitamin B1
0.21mg
14%

Vitamin E
2mg
14%

Vitamin C
7mg
10%

Vitamin D
0.85µg
6%

Vitamin K
4µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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