Take-out Tuesday, Marinara Ricotta Meatball Bubble-up

I recently tried a recipe on my April recipe bucket list for Baked Ravioli

I made a Marinara Ricotta Dip sauce for dipping ~
The baked ravioli was good but I probably won’t make it again
BUT
One of my friend’s said that the dip was so good he would even eat it on a shoe!

I saved the leftover dip thinking it would come in handy for something…
I had some meatballs in the freezer leftover from last week’s
Magic Mini Meatball Muffins and a dinner idea was born

Why not make a meatball bubble up!
The sausage, ground beef and cheese meatballs
tucked into the marinara ricotta sauce with biscuit dough pieces
and baked until hot and golden…
Yes please!

It’s kind of like spaghetti and meatballs with a side of garlic bread…
without the pasta!

If you don’t happen to have homemade meatballs tucked away in your freezer,
you can buy frozen meatballs to use,
but my meatballs are super easy to make

The marinara ricotta dip is so simple to throw together
Combine jarred marinara with ricotta cheese,
season with Italian seasoning and Parmesan

During baking the meatballs cook down into the sauce
and the biscuits rise up and turn golden

An easy Italian style dinner is born!
You could tuck in some tortellini or macaroni if desired,
but I promise you won’t even miss the pasta~

Marinara Ricotta Meatball Bubble-up
Ingredients
- 1 can 8 count, large biscuits like Pillsbury Grands
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
- 4 oz grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 16 1" meatballs* recipe in note below
- garlic powder to taste
- 2 Tbsp butter melted
Instructions
- Combine the marinara sauce with the ricotta, Italian seasoning and 3 oz of Parmesan cheese
- Spread in the bottom of a 8" x 8" casserole dish or deep dish pie pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Place meatballs into sauce leaving spaces between them
- Cut biscuits into 1/4s and put into a bowl
- Combine garlic powder {as much or as little as you like} with melted butter and pour over biscuit pieces, tossing around gently to coat
- Place biscuit pieces in between and around meatballs, pushing down into sauce.
- Sprinkle remaining Parmesan over top of casserole
- Bake uncovered for 20 minutes, and check for doneness. Continue to cook 5-10 minutes until meatballs and biscuits are cooked all the way through
- Makes 2 large servings, 3 medium servings or 4 small servings
Notes
Enjoy!
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Sounds like a great week night meal Jenna:@)
Thanks Lynn, easy comfort food!
The nicely golden biscuit topping with tender juicy meatballs in marinara sauce…that’s a heaven in a plate, Jenna.
haha, yes that pretty much describes it!
This looks scrumptious! And I agree with Angie above… “Heaven in a Plate!”
Thanks for sharing your incredible creative recipes.
Happy Tuesday my friend!
Thanks Nancy, this couldn’t be easier!
Well it’s just about 8:20 am and here I am wanting this for breakfast! YUM! So easy to make too. I am going to pin this Jenna. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
haha, thanks Cindy! This is great for busy days!
Your inspiration is genius!
Thanks Bernadette!
Jenna, this dish looks amazing and my family would love it. The biscuit topping adds another layer of yum! Happy Tuesday!
Thanks Pam, such an easy meal!
Pinned, Jenna! This looks really good, and I think Mr. Picky would eat it too! Win!
Very picky eater friendly Rita!
This looks pretty darned tasty and easy! Thanks for this one, Jenna!
Yep! Thanks Jeanie!
I love this and I just happen to have everything on hand to make it. Perfect too since I never did a menu plan for this week and just making due with things I have on hand! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Thank you Martha, I hope you enjoy!
Yum Jenna, I love how this recipe sounds and looks so delicious and super easy to boot! We would love this! Hope your week is going lovely……….
Thank you Emily, such an easy and satisfying meal!
Jenna, this looks scrumptious! I could use a comfort dish like this right now. We are having crazy weather. Yesterday, it was 75 and sunny and today it is in the low 30s and snowing. I think we may me setting a new record-lol. Take care, and enjoy your week!
The weather has been crazy this Spring, yesterday we hit 80 today’s high is 55! No snow though just frost. Stay cozy Shannon!
Oh yummy…another bubble up recipe!!
I do love bubble-ups, thanks Kitty!
Oh such yummy goodness, bubbly and cheesy good. Making my mouth water. Pinning! 😁
Thanks Cyndi, it is a yummy dinner!
Yum Jenna! Delicious comfort food for this crazy weather. ♥
So easy and so good, thanks Mary!
Thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with us on Full Plate Thursday,534. We featured your post and just pinned it!
Hope you come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks so much Miz Helen!