Description
A comforting dish featuring jumbo pasta shells stuffed with meatballs, topped with rich tomato sauce and gooey mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
- Jumbo pasta shells
- Meatballs
- Mozzarella cheese
- Tomato sauce
- Italian herbs (basil, oregano)
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Boil salted water in a large pot and cook jumbo pasta shells until al dente, about 8-10 minutes.
- Prepare a baking dish by spreading a layer of tomato sauce at the bottom.
- Stuff each shell with a meatball and arrange them upright in the prepared baking dish.
- Add additional tomato sauce over the stuffed shells.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and season with Italian herbs, salt, and pepper.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes to brown the cheese.
- Cool the dish slightly before serving.
Notes
You can make this dish ahead of time and freeze it. Thaw in the refrigerator before baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: stuffed pasta, meatballs, Italian recipe, family dinner, comfort food