{"id":4331,"date":"2026-04-27T21:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:51:42","slug":"cheesy-meatball-pasta-bake-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/cheesy-meatball-pasta-bake-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Cheesy Meatball Pasta Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Cheesy Meatball Pasta Bake<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the meatballs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500 g ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp chopped parsley<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the pasta &amp; sauce:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups pasta (penne or rigatoni works best)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp flour<\/li>\n<li>2 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup beef broth<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup grated Parmesan<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Make the meatballs<\/strong><br \/>\nMix all meatball ingredients and form small balls.<br \/>\nCook them in a pan until browned (they don\u2019t need to be fully cooked yet).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the pasta<\/strong><br \/>\nBoil in salted water until just al dente, then drain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the creamy sauce<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Melt butter in a pan<\/li>\n<li>Add flour and whisk for 1 minute<\/li>\n<li>Slowly add milk and broth, stirring until thick<\/li>\n<li>Mix in cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Mix pasta with the sauce<\/li>\n<li>Pour into a baking dish<\/li>\n<li>Add meatballs on top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nBake at <strong>180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F)<\/strong> for 20\u201325 minutes until bubbly and golden.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a little extra cheese on top before baking for a crispy finish<\/li>\n<li>You can swap beef for chicken or turkey<\/li>\n<li>A pinch of paprika or chili flakes adds a nice kick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Cheesy Meatball Pasta Bake \u00a0Ingredients For the meatballs: 500 g ground beef 1\/2 cup breadcrumbs 1 egg 2 cloves garlic,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4333,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4331\/revisions\/4333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}