Stuffed pasta shells
serves
4
This is an edited extract from Every Night of the Week by Lucy Tweed. Photography by Lucy Tweed. (Murdoch Books, $35).
Ingredients (14)
- 250g beef mince
- 1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbs chopped oregano
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 160g frozen spinach
- 310g fresh ricotta
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 16 large pasta shells
- 310ml tomato passata
- 190g grated mozzarella
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
- Rocket salad, to serve
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat the oven to 180°C. Fry the mince in 1 tbs oil over high heat for 7 minutes or until browned, breaking up any large clumps as you go.
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2.Add the onion, 1 tsp salt and 1 tbs oil and saute for 5 minutes. Add the oregano and half the garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
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3.Add the frozen spinach and saute until thawed. Set aside to cool.
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4.Once cooled, combine the mince mixture with the ricotta and lemon zest. Meanwhile, cook the pasta shells in a pan of salted boiling water until just al dente. Drain.
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5.Place the tomato passata, remaining garlic, oil and salt in an ovenproof frypan or a baking dish, and mix together well.
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6.Stuff each pasta shell with 2 tbs of the mince and ricotta filling. Nestle the shells snugly into the tomato sauce.
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7.Top with the mozzarella and chilli flakes and finish with a good drizzle of oil. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until you have a golden, bubbling mess. Serve with rocket salad alongside.
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