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Meatball Sub Casserole Recipe

This easy and delicious Meatball Sub Casserole recipe is guaranteed to be a hit with the whole family!  It combines all the goodness of a meatball sub in the form of an easy to eat casserole.

With just 5 ingredients, this recipe is not only extremely easy to make, but also very affordable.  As written, it can feed a family of 4-5 for $6.42 (priced with ingredients from Aldi).  

Have a big family or expecting company?  It’s easy to double it and feed a crowd!

Easy 5 Ingredient Recipe

Here’s the price breakdown for the recipe if you buy the ingredients at Aldi:

1/2 bag frozen Italian style meatballs $2.15

1- 24 ounce jar of pasta sauce $0.85

1-10 ounce loaf of fresh garlic bread (found in the bakery area of Aldi) $2.09

1 cup of shredded Italian style cheese $1.00

1/4 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese $0.33

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Meatball Sub Casserole

This easy and inexpensive recipe uses frozen meatballs, garlic bread, pasta sauce, and shredded cheese to create a delicious meal the whole family will love!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Cost: $6.42

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf fresh garlic bread
  • 1 24 oz jar pasta sauce
  • 1/2 32 oz bag frozen Italian meatballs (32 meatballs0
  • 1 cup shredded Italian blend cheese
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  • Place the garlic bread on a baking sheet with the spread facing up and bake for 5-7 minutes (or whatever time is recommended for the garlic bread you use)
  • While the garlic bread is baking, heat the pasta sauce and meatballs until the meatballs have thawed.
  • Set the oven to 350 degrees after the garlic bread comes out. Allow garlic bread to cool some and then cut it into squares.
  • Lay garlic bread pieces into a 2 quart casserole dish.
  • Spread meatball and pasta sauce mix over the top of the garlic bread.
  • Sprinkle the shredded cheeses over the top of the casserole.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Notes

*Recipe adapted from Allrecipes
* We like to serve this with a tossed salad or sautéed green beans!

Aldi Friendly Meal Plan for 4 – Week of February 22nd

This Aldi Friendly Meal Plan feeds our family of 4 (including two teenage boys with big appetites!) for the week.  

Because of our varying schedules, everyone fends for themselves for breakfast and lunch and I make dinner for us to eat together as a family.  We do our best to utilize leftovers and fresh produce right away so that nothing goes to waste!

Breakfast Options

  • Freezer Waffles
  • Oatmeal with frozen blueberries
  • Cereal
  • Toast
  • Eggs
  • Greek Yogurt

Served with clementines or bananas

Lunch Options

  • Ham and cheese sandwiches
  • Cheese Quesadillas
  • Greek Chicken Salads
  • Boxed Macaroni and Cheese
  • Corn Dogs
  • Leftovers

Served with the following fruit and vegetable options:

Cucumber slices, baby carrots, bell pepper slices, sautéed spinach, cherry tomatoes, apples, bananas, clementines, grapes

Dinners for the Week

  1. Pork Ribs, Cornbread, Baked Beans, and Steamed Broccoli
  2. Crescent Roll Taco Ring, Clementines
  3. Meatball Sub Casserole, Tossed Salad
  4. Cheeseburgers, French Fries, Pickles, Grapes
  5. Pork Chops, Roasted Potatoes, Steamed Corn, Applesauce
  6. Eggs, Freezer Pancakes, Aldi Breakfast Meatballs, Clementines
  7. Leftovers or Freezer Pizza and Salad (if we have enough leftovers, we will save the freezer pizzas for another time)

What’s on your meal plan this week?