Easy Italian Stuffed Shells and Meatballs

Name: Easy Italian Stuffed Shells and Meatballs
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 128 grams sliced mushrooms, drained; 794 grams tomato sauce; 411 grams Italian-style stewed tomatoes; 1 Tbsp dried basil; 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning; 24 frozen cooked meatballs, thawed; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 small onion, minced; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 946 milliliters shredded provolone cheese; 12 ricotta-stuffed, frozen shell pasta; 170 grams tomato paste

The recipe Easy Italian Stuffed Shells and Meatballs is ready in around 1 hour and is definitely an awesome gluten free and primal option for lovers of Mediterranean food. This recipe serves 12. This main course has 283 calories, 19g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ricotta-stuffed, olive oil, canned tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until translucent, about two minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, mushrooms, and 2 cups of the provolone. Cook until the cheese has melted, stirring occasionally. While the sauce is cooking, place the frozen shells and meatballs in the bottom of a 9x13 inch glass dish.

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Italian Seasoning

Stewed Tomatoes

Tomato Paste

Tomato Sauce

Meatballs

Mushrooms

Olive Oil

Provolone

Oregano

Cheese

Pasta Shells

Basil

Onion

Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Pour the sauce over the shells, then sprinkle on the remaining 2 cups of provolone. Cover the top of the dish with foil.

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Provolone

Pasta Shells

Sauce

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Aluminum Foil

Bake in the preheated oven until the pasta has cooked through, and the cheese has melted, about 30 minutes.

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Cheese

Pasta

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Oven

Equipment

Oven

Sauce Pan

Aluminum Foil

Ingredients

Servings:

128grams

sliced mushrooms, drained 794grams

tomato sauce 411grams

Italian-style stewed tomatoes 1Tbsp

dried basil 1Tbsp

Italian seasoning 24

frozen cooked meatballs, thawed 2teaspoons

olive oil 1small

onion, minced 2teaspoons

dried oregano 946milliliters

shredded provolone cheese 12

ricotta-stuffed, frozen shell pasta 170grams

tomato paste

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian works really well with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 62 dollars per bottle.