Meatball Stuffed Shell Pasta
Meatball Stuffed Shell Pasta
Author: The Chef
Cuisine: Italian
Recipe type: Pasta
Ingredients
MEATBALLS
- 1 lb (455 g) ground beef
- 1 lb (455 g) ground pork
- 1 cup (50 g) panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup (75 g) dried minced onion, fine
- ¼ cup (25 g) grated parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup (10 g) fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- pepper, to taste
RICOTTA-HERB MIXTURE
- 15 oz (425 g) ricotta cheese
- ½ cup (20 g) fresh basil, chopped
- ½ cup (20 g) fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 cup (110 g) grated parmesan cheese
- 1 pinch salt
- 12 oz (340 g) jumbo pasta shell, cooked according to package instructions
- 32 oz (905 g) marinara sauce
- parmesan cheese, for sprinkling
- fresh basil, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
- In a medium bowl, mix together the beef, pork, bread crumbs, onion, Parmesan cheese, garlic, parsley, eggs, salt, and pepper until just combined.
- Take a walnut-sized portion of the meat mixture and roll into a ball. Repeat with remaining meat and transfer to an oiled wire rack set over a baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Make the ricotta-herb mixture: combine the ricotta cheese, basil, parsley, Parmesan cheese, and salt in a medium bowl and mix well.
- Stuff a tablespoon of ricotta mixture into a jumbo shells, then stuff a meatball into the shells.
- Spread the marinara sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch (23x33-cm) casserole dish, then lay in the stuffed shells. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake for 10 minutes, until the marinara sauce is warm.
- Top with chopped basil.
- Enjoy!
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Posted by Tasty on Friday, March 30, 2018
