Swedish Meatball Stuffed Shells Cooking For 2 Recipes

MEATBALL STUFFED SHELL PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the beef, pork, bread crumbs, onion, Parmesan cheese, garlic, parsley, eggs, salt, and pepper until just combined.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
• Take a walnut-sized portion of the meat mixture and roll into a ball. Repeat with remaining meat and transfer to an oiled wire rack set over a baking sheet.
• Bake the meatballs for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
• Make the ricotta-herb mixture: combine the ricotta cheese, basil, parsley, Parmesan cheese, and salt in a medium bowl and mix well.
• Stuff a tablespoon of ricotta mixture into a jumbo shells, then stuff a meatball into the shells.
• Spread the marinara sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch (23x33-cm) casserole dish, then lay in the stuffed shells. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake for 10 minutes, until the marinara sauce is warm.
• Top with chopped basil.
• Enjoy!

STUFFED SHELLS FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F Have a small casserole dish ready.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the shells for 10 minutes. Drain and let cool.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, parmesan, salt, basil, and the egg.
• Spread 1/4 cup sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish. Stuff each shell with a small amount of the ricotta cheese mixture and place closely together in the dish. Top with remaining sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 5 -10 minutes or until the cheese is melted on top.

MEATBALL STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place 1/2 cup sauce in a greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• Place a meatball in each shell; transfer to baking dish. Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Uncover; and bake 5-10 more minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

SWEDISH MEATBALL STUFFED SHELLS (COOKING FOR 2)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cool water; drain.
• In medium bowl, mix beef, 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs, the onion, salt, pepper, allspice, nutmeg, milk and egg yolk. Shape into 8 (2-inch) meatballs.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat. Add meatballs; cook 4 to 6 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides. Use slotted spoon to transfer meatballs to plate.
• Reduce heat to medium; add flour to skillet. Cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth and whipping cream; stir until smooth. Heat to boiling; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Insert meatball into each pasta shell; arrange in baking dish. Pour sauce over meatball-stuffed pasta shells.
• Cover; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center (at least 165°F). Remove from oven; spoon some of the sauce from bottom of baking dish over stuffed shells.
• Meanwhile, in 8-inch skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add remaining 1/4 cup bread crumbs; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Transfer to shallow bowl; add dill weed. Sprinkle over baked stuffed shells; serve with sour cream and lingonberry preserves on the side.

STUFFING-MIX SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix ground beef, stuffing mix (dry mix, do NOT prepare according to box), eggs, onion and water.
• Shape into 32 meatballs (more or less, depending on how big or small you want them).
• Place meatballs in 13x9" baking dish (use 2 dishes if the meatballs are too crowded).
• Bake 25 minutes or until done.
• Mix gravy and sour cream in large saucepan.
• Add meatballs to sauce mixture, stir lightly.
• Cook on low for 5 minutes.
• Serve over egg noodles.
• Enjoy!

MEATBALL & RICOTTA STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Boil the jumbo pasta shells according to the package directions.
• Drain and rinse shells with cool water.
• Add one spoonful of ricotta cheese and then one meatball to each shell.
• Place the stuffed shells in the baking pan.
• Top each shell with a spoonful of marinara sauce and a few shreds of mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.