Easy one pot baked meatballs and pasta - Recipe by VJ cooks (2024)

These baked meatballs are an easy one pot dinner. The pasta bakes in the sauce then everything is topped with lots of cheese and baked until golden.

I love a one-pot meal and these baked meatballs pack so much flavour into one easy dinner. This recipe is started on the stovetop and finished off in the oven so make sure you have an ovenproof pan.

You can make the meatballs yourself or if you want a simple meal then buy them pre-made from your local supermarket or butcher.

In this recipe after you have quickly browned the meatballs you add the liquid ingredients and the seasonings. The pasta cooks in the delicious sauce in the oven. You can use any shape of pasta you like but cook times may vary.

Once the pasta is cooked through you scatter grated cheese over the baked meatballs, then cook uncovered until the cheese is golden and bubbling.

How to make this recipe in a Multi cooker:

I have also made this meal in my multi cooker / instant pot / magic pot what ever you like to call it. The meal was super easy to make in 25 minutes. I have included more detailed instructions on how to make meatballs this way in the recipe notes.

Turn your Multi cooker onto sauté mode, add olive oil and meatballs and brown for a few minutes.Add all ingredients apart from cheese and parsley then stir lightly.

Turn onto manual pressure cook mode for five minutes cook time, secure the lid. Let the multi cooker heat up and then cook for the set time. Once finished manually release the pressure valve. Remove lid then serve your meatballs and pasta immediately with grated cheese and parsley on top.

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One-pot Baked Meatballs and pasta

Yield: 4 serves

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

A delicious meal with beef meatballs and pasta all cooked in the same dish. Made in the oven or multi-cooker.

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 12 pack meatballs
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp dried Italian herbs
• 1 Tbsp tomato paste
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• ½ tsp balsamic vinegar
• 1½ cups pasta
• 1 cup cheese, grated
• 1 Tbsp Italian parsley, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 190°C fanbake.
2. Heat olive oil in a frypan, add meatballs and brown on all sides.
3. Turn off heat, add crushed tomatoes, water, brown sugar, dried herbs, tomato paste, garlic and balsamic then stir together.
4. Pour in pasta, stir, cover and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Stir once half way through cooking.
5. Scatter over grated cheese and bake uncovered in the oven until golden.
6. Serve topped with parsley.

Notes

Multi cooker / Instant pot instructions:

• Turn your Multi cooker onto sauté mode, add olive oil and meatballs and brown for a few minutes.Add all ingredients apart from cheese and parsley then stir lightly.
• Turn onto manual pressure cook mode for five minutes cook time, secure the lid. Let the multi cooker heat up and then cook for the set time.
• Once finished manually release the pressure valve. Remove lid then serve your meatballs and pasta immediately with grated cheese and parsley on top.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 450Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 452mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 15g

Nutritional values are approximate. Please use your own calculations if you require a special diet.

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