Phoena's Awesome!

This is for 6-8 people, so halve it or be prepared for leftovers the next day. (Hubby likes the leftovers!)

1/3 c chopped green onions
1/4 c Italian seasoned bread crumbs
3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound hamburger
1 loaf of Italian bread or something similar
1 pkg cream cheese, softened
1/4 c mayonnaise
1/4 tsp pepper
8 oz of sliced mozzarella cheese
28 oz of spaghetti sauce
1 c water

(The original recipe warned against using fat free or light mayo. Personally, I don’t like mayo much at all, so I use half the recommended amount and used Miracle Whip.)

Cut the bread into 1 inch slices. Mix onions, bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Add the (uncooked) hamburger and mix well. Shape into meatballs and cook at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes until they are no longer pink. (Pink = bad.)

Mix the softened cream cheese with the mayo and pepper. Place the bread slices into a casserole dish. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the bread. Sprinkle half the cheese over the cream cheese mixture and bread. When meatballs are done, mix them with the spaghetti sauce and water. Pour this mixture over the bread and sprinkle with more cheese.

Bake for 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

CREDITS: Apparently I got this from the “Quick Cooking March/April 1999 Magazine.”