Stuffed Pasta Bake Bolognese

30 mins prep time
1 hour cook time
Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 2 x 500g Apennine Gourmet Foods Bolognese Sauce
• 250g large pasta shells
• 200g mascarpone cheese
• 2 x 125g balls mozzarella cheese, drained and finely chopped
• 1 large bunch basil, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• Parmesan to serve

Method:

1. Bring a pot of salted water to boil and add pasta shells to cook. Note: they need to retain some firmness so you can fill them.
2. Drain the pasta and reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.
3. Tip the pasta shells into a large heatproof bowl
4. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan forced
5. Use a fork to mash the mascarpone with the mozzarella, chopped basil, garlic and some black pepper in a bowl.
6. Heat the Bolognese Sauce as per pack instructions and add 1 cup of the pasta water. The Bolognese should be a little wetter than usual as the pasta shells will absorb some of the liquid as it bakes. Add the sauce to a baking dish.
7. Using a teaspoon, fill the pasta shells with some of the mascarpone mixture, pressing the mix in with your index finger. Nestle the shells into the sauce, filled-side up. Bake for 15-20 mins until the top is golden and bubbling, and the pasta is tender.
8. Grate over some parmesan

Buon Appetito!