| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Active: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 3 to 4 servings |
Ingredients
- One 24-ounce jar arrabbiata pasta sauce
- 1/2 cup sliced hot cherry peppers
- 12 store-bought spicy Italian meatballs (from the meat counter)
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
- One 8-ounce log fresh mozzarella, cut into 12 slices
- 8 to 12 fresh basil leaves, torn
- Crusty bread, salad leaves and Italian salad dressing, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Add the arrabbiata sauce to a 12-inch cast-iron skillet and top with the peppers. Add the meatballs, then bake until the meatballs are cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove the meatballs from the oven, then turn the oven to the broiler setting.
- Sprinkle the crushed red pepper flakes over the meatballs, then lay a slice of mozzarella over the top of each meatball. Place under the broiler for 3 to 4 minutes to melt the cheese, watching closely so that nothing burns. Scatter over the torn basil.
- Serve with crusty bread and a dressed salad.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 455 |
| Total Fat | 31 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 13 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 85 mg |
| Sodium | 1445 mg |
Reviews
I’m not a big Italian food fan but I like to try recipes to find something my husband and I both enjoy. This is it! My only complaint is the current cost of arrabbiata sauce!
I did brown the meatballs first but I really don’t thinks it’s necessary and won’t do it again. I did cook some noodles and spooned the meatballs and sauce over them. Felt like it needed the pasta.
I did brown the meatballs first but I really don’t thinks it’s necessary and won’t do it again. I did cook some noodles and spooned the meatballs and sauce over them. Felt like it needed the pasta.
This is an easy favorite at our house. I make my own meatballs with 1 lb. hot Italian sausage and 1 lb. lean ground beef and then use half the batch to cook meatballs separately and freeze them for later. We found adding hot cherry peppers to be too hot and we love spice. We just use regular ones and they add great flavor. This is an easy recipe to use when you’re just getting back from a vacation or trip.
I used ricotta cheese instead of mozzarella…so rich and creamy!
This was yummy. I made my own meatballs and used Rao’s sauce. This is a great quick dinner.
excellent quick and tasty meal! highly recommend!
Very quick, easy & flavorful. My tweeks: I added red pepper flakes to a jarred marinara because I had no arrabbiata sauce. I cut up red peppers into the sauce and used Beyond Burger meatballs. Spooned it over rigatoni just to extend this to a 2 night dinner. Loved it.