Pearl and chuck's mock ravioli
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Sauce | ||
| 3 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| 2½ | cup | Diced onion |
| 2 | tablespoons | Minced garlic |
| 2 | pounds | Lean ground beef |
| 1 | can | (4 oz) mushrooms - drained; chopped, |
Directions
Recipe by: Pearl Coffee and CEO Preparation Time: 0:45 liquid reserved 1 6 oz can tomato paste 1 8 oz can tomato sauce 12 ounces Water + mushroom liquid 1½ teaspoons Italian seasoning Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste FILLING 2 10 oz pkgs chopped spinach -- cooked & drained ½ cup olive oil ½ cup minced parsley 1 cup Italian bread crumbs ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese ½ tablespoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon sage -- optional 1 teaspoon salt 4 eggs -- well beaten ++++++++++ 1 pound bow-tie egg macaroni or shells cooked in salted water and well drained ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Heat oil in skillet, add onions and saute until tender; add garlic and cook to aroma; place in Dutch oven or large saucepan; add meat to skillet in batches and cook until browned, breaking up larger pieces as it cooks; add meat to Dutch oven along with remaining sauce ingredients, mixing well; cover and simmer for 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally; combine all filling ingredients, mixing well; place a layer of cooked pasta in an oiled casserole(s)***; top with a layer of spinach filling; cover with sauce; repeat layering until all pasta is used, finishing with sauce; top with Parmesan cheese; bake in a preheated 325~F oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Yield: One large and one small casserole.
***Recipe will fill a 15 X 10 X 2-inch baking dish; layer using half of pasta, half of spinach filling and half of sauce; repeat and top with Parmesan cheese. Note: Best made a day ahead and refrigerated for flavors to blend; bring to room temperature before baking.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1055 by "M. Hicks" <nitro_ii@...> on Jan 29, 1998