Meatball pasta bake question

[Ijustworemytrenchcoat]

I took some meatballs out to thaw this morning and am going to make a pasta bake. Just had a quick google and all the recipes seem to say to cook the meatballs first. So should I pan cook them and then cook them in the oven with the pasta and sauce for 20 minutes? I thought I would just be able to bung it all in together. Don't won't to poison my son!

Thank you

I would brown them off for ten mins on a low heat first before bunging in with the sauce and pasta in the oven

I don't bother browning meatballs but poach them in the tomato sauce.

me neither just cook them gently in the sauce.