Jolly Giant Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ground chuck (80% lean)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can french style green beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup market pantryâ® italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (23 3/4 ounce) jar market pantryâ® garden combo pasta sauce
• 1 lb linguine

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425ºf.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix the beef, green beans, eggs, bread crumbs, parmesan, salt, and pepper with your hands until well mixed. form into 9 baseball-sized meatballs and place in a single layer in a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish.
• 3 cover with foil and bake until browned and a meat thermometer inserted in the center registers 165ºf, about 35 minutes. uncover, pour the sauce over the meatballs, and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes longer. transfer 3 meatballs to an airtight container and refrigerate for the meatball pizza.
• 4 meanwhile, cook the linguine according to the package’s directions. divide among serving dishes and top with the meatballs and sauce and parmesan.
• 5 tip: the meatballs can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month.