Cheesy Monster Eyes

Name: Cheesy Monster Eyes
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves; 1 egg, slightly beaten; 0 teaspoons garlic powder; 18 jumbos pasta shells (from 12-oz package); 18 frozen cooked Italian-style meatballs (from 16-oz bag); 4 to 6 pitted ripe olives, sliced; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 737 grams jar tomato pasta sauce; 6 servings Red bell pepper, lettuce, sugar snap peas, green grapes, and green onions if desired; 425 grams container ricotta cheese; 113 grams cup shredded mozzarella cheese

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cheesy Monster Eyes a try. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 464 calories, 27g of protein, and 25g of fat each. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Halloween. Head to the store and pick up parmesan cheese, egg, jumbo pasta shells, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed on package; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.

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Cooking Spray

Pasta

Water

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Glass Baking Pan

Oven

Meanwhile, reserve 1 tablespoon pasta sauce; pour remaining sauce into baking dish. In medium bowl, mix egg, ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, the basil and garlic powder.

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Garlic Powder

Pasta Sauce

Mozzarella

Parmesan

Ricotta Cheese

Basil

Sauce

Egg

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Baking Pan

Bowl

Fill each cooked pasta shell with about 2 tablespoons cheese mixture. Arrange filled shells, cheese mixture up, in dish over sauce. Press 1 meatball into cheese mixture in each shell to resemble eye.

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Cooked Pasta

Meatballs

Cheese

Pasta Shells

Sauce

Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until bubbly.

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Oven

Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Use drop of reserved pasta sauce to attach ripe olive slice to each meatball to resemble pupil of eye. To create a face, arrange eyes on each plate with red pepper mouth, grape nose, lettuce and sugar snap peas eyebrows and green onion hair.

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Sugar Snap Peas