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Stuff shells with ricotta mixture and meatballs and arrange in dish, then spoon over remaining marinara. Use frozen stuffed shells and Italian meatballs to complete this casserole. If desired, you may prepare this up to two days in advance, simply insert into the oven when ready to bake.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have meatball stuffed shells using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Meatball stuffed shells:
- Take 1 lb ground beef
- Get 1 lb ground pork
- Take 1/4 cup Parmesan grounds
- Take 1 cup bread crumbs (Italian is best, or add your own seasoning)
- Prepare 1/2 cup Finely Minced dried onion
- Take 2 tsp garlic (or 2 cloves)
- Take 1/4 cup parsley
- Prepare 2 eggs
- Get For ricotta mix—
- Make ready 15 oz ricotta cheese
- Get 1/2 cup basil
- Make ready 1/2 cup parsley
- Prepare 1 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
- Make ready 1/4 cup mozzarella (for ricotta mix)
- Make ready Jumbo shells (prepared according to box)
- Take 24 oz Marinara sauce
- Get Parmesan (grated, for top)
- Take Mozzarella (for top)
Place a meatball in each shell; transfer to prepared dish. Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Mix vigorously until a soft meaty stuffing is formed. Form heaping spoonfuls of stuffing and gently place them inside cooked pasta shells.
Instructions to make Meatball stuffed shells:
- Have your noodles prepared, and then set in cold water.
- Preheat oven to 475.
- Combine first 8 ingredients (meatballs)
- Get a large cookie sheet and a cooling rack prepared (light spray)
- Roll balls and then place on 475 for 10 minutes.
- Pour half marinara into bottom of baking dish.
- Mix ricotta, add about 2 tsp to each noodle, and then place a meatball inside it. Continue to line pan with meatball stuffed shells.
- If you have any left over ricotta mix, spread it on top of full dish. Pour rest of marinara on the top, spread, then top with Parmesan, and mozzarella cheese.
- Bake on 475 until sauce begins to bubble (about 10minutes)
Meatball Stuffed Shells - easy weeknight pasta casserole! Fill pasta shells with frozen meatballs and top with sauce and cheese. Place a meatball in each shell; transfer to baking dish. Swedish-style meatballs, lightly flavored with nutmeg and allspice, are stuffed inside jumbo pasta shells and then cooked in an irresistibly creamy sauce. Add the meat mixture and breadcrumbs to the bowl of a small stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix until well combined.
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