Jumbo shells stuffed with mozzarella and meat for Epifania

For the evening of Epifania is nice to gather friends and family to eat together. Jumbo shells stuffed with mozzarella and meat is a good and simple recipe to prepare. This is a tasty Italian dish, perfect to pair with a good red wine.

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Ingredients

  • Ground beef: 1 lb;
  • Onion: 1 large, diced;
  • Garlic clove: 1, chopped;
  • Mozzarella cheese: 8 ounces, shredded;
  • Grated Parmesan cheese: 1/2 cup;
  • Fresh parsley: 1/4 cup, chopped;
  • Egg: 1, beaten;
  • Tomato sauce
  • Pasta: 18 jumbo shells;
  • Salt and pepper: to taste;
  • Red wine: 1/3 cup dry..
  • Difficulty: medium
     
  • Preparation: 1 h

 

Procedure:

Boil water for pasta. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown ground beef, onion and garlic; drain and cool. Cook pasta in water, drain. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Meanwhile pasta is cooking, combine meat, mozzarella cheese, bread crumbs, egg and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Cover bottom of a 13x9 casserole dish with 1/4 of the sauce.

Stuff cooked, drained shells with the meat mixture and place on top of sauce in dish in a row. Add red wine to remaining sauce and mix well; cover shells with sauce and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly and browned.

Your jumbo shells stuffed with mozzarella cheese and meat is ready!

Buon appetito!

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