Baked Shells With Pesto Mozzarella And Meat Sauce Recipes

BAKED SHELLS WITH PESTO, MOZZARELLA, AND MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Oil a large 9x13 baking dish.
• In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring ocassional until it starts to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in the ground meat and cook, breaking it up, until browns, about 2 minutes. Drain off any excess fat.
• Add the tomatoes and salt to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook until most of the liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the pesto.
• Meanwhile, cook the shells in a large pot of salted, boiling weater until just done, about 10 minutes. Drain and toss with the sauce. Put half of the pasta into the prepared baking dish and top with half the mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan. Repeat with the remaining pasta, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Bake until bubbling, about 15 minutes.

SHELLS BAKED WITH PESTO-MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• heat oven to 400.
• oil a 13x9 baking dish.
• heat oil in a pan over med- high heat.
• cook onion until it starts to soften.
• add beef and cook until it is no longer pink.
• drain off any excess fat.
• add tomato and salt and bring to a simmer.
• cook about 10 minutes, until most of the tomato liquid evaporates.
• remove from heat and stir in the pesto.
• while all this is going on, you should be cooking your pasta in boiling, salted water.
• drain pasta and toss with the sauce.
• put 1/2 of the pasta in baking dish.
• top with 1/2 the mozzarella and 2 tbsp of the parmesan.
• layer the remaining pasta on top, topping it with the remaining cheeses.
• bake until bubbling.