Receta Baked Stuffed Tufoli

Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Mix all ingredients for meat balls together thoroughly, except the last, extra virgin olive oil. Form into medium sized balls: brown in oil. Set aside and cook in tomato sauce later.
- To make tomato sauce: Heat the oil: add in onion, green pepper, garlic, mushrooms (liquid removed and halved) and saute/fry till golden brown. Stir in tomato paste; cook for 4 min. Press plum tomatoes through a strainer; add in an equal amount of water. Combine with tomato paste mix. Add in sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; add in meatballs and cook over low heat 1-1/2 hrs or possibly till sauce thickens slightly. Remove meatballs and put aside.
- Cook tufoli in 6 qts boiling, salted water for 12 to 15 min or possibly till almost tender. Mash meat balls in a bowl. Add in spinach (liquid removed and finely minced), salt, 2 Tbsp. cheese and the egg, mixing well. Stuff this mix into cooked tufoli. Cover bottom of a large casserole with half of sauce and arrange alternate layers of stufted tufoli and sauce, sprinkling each layer with cheese; finish with sauce. Cover dish and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 30 min. Serve with extra sauce and cheese.
- Serves 6 very generously.