Swedish Meatballs & Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 16 ounces fusilli or 16 ounces spaghetti
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans beef broth
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup romano cheese
• cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook fusilli as label directs; drain.
• 2 meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix ground beef, onion, egg, bread crumbs, sage, salt, and pepper. shape meat mixture into 1 inch meatballs.
• 3 in a 12 inch skillet over medium high heat, in hot oil, cook meatballs until browned on all sides, removing meatballs to a shallow 3 quart casserole as they brown. when all meatballs are browned, add fusilli; toss to mix well. set aside.
• 4 into drippings in skillet over medium heat, stir flour and mustard; cook 1 minute. gradually stir in beef broth and milk; cook until sauce boils and thickens, stirring constantly. stir in grated parmesan cheese.
• 5 pour sauce evenly over meatball mixture; cover and bake 20 minutes or until sauce is hot and bubbly and the meatballs are cooked through. garnish with parsley.