- 1 Safeway SELECT Organic Large Egg
- 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 (26 ounce) jar Safeway SELECT Verdi Spicy Red Bell Pepper Pasta Sauce
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Cooking oil spray
- 1 (1 pound) package Safeway SELECT Verdi Penne Rigate Pasta
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup Safeway SELECT Verdi Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- To prepare meatballs, in a large bowl lightly beat egg, then stir in bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add 1/2 cup of the pasta sauce, ground beef, onion, and parsley. Mix lightly to blend well. Shape mixture into 1-inch meatballs.
- Spray a shallow 10 1/2- by 15 1/2-inch baking pan with cooking oil spray; arrange meatballs, slightly apart, in pan. Bake in a 450 degrees F oven until meatballs are no longer pink in center, 12 to 15 minutes (cut to test). Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- While meatballs are baking, cook pasta in boiling salted water in a 5 1/2- to 6-quart pan according to package directions until almost tender to bite. Drain well. Return to pan, add remaining pasta sauce, tomato sauce, and meatballs with any pan drippings; mix lightly. Spread mixture in an oiled oval or rectangular 4-quart casserole. Cover evenly with mozzarella, then with parmesan cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, until top is dappled with golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.