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Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 155 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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From Pillsbury Halloween 2005, this looks really cute. The photo with this recipe shows the 'face' against the background of a purple plate. Too cute! Ingredients:
18 jumbo pasta shells (from 1 2-oz package) |
1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce |
1 egg, slightly beaten |
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese |
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz) |
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese |
2 teaspoons dried basil leaves |
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder |
18 frozen cooked italian-style meatballs (from 16-oz bag) |
4 pitted ripe olives, sliced (4-6) |
red bell pepper, if desired |
lettuce, if desired |
sugar snap pea, if desired |
green grape, if desired |
green onion, if desired |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F
2. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
3. Cook pasta as directed on package; drain.
4. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
5. Meanwhile, reserve 1 tablespoon pasta sauce; pour remaining sauce into baking dish.
6. In medium bowl, mix egg, ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, the basil and garlic powder.
7. Fill each cooked pasta shell with about 2 tablespoons cheese mixture.
8. Arrange filled shells, cheese mixture up, in dish over sauce.
9. Press 1 meatball into cheese mixture in each shell to resemble eye.
10. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until bubbly.
11. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
12. Use drop of reserved pasta sauce to attach ripe olive slice to each meatball to resemble pupil of eye.
13. To create a face, arrange eyes on each plate with red pepper mouth, grape nose, lettuce and sugar snap peas eyebrows and green onion hair.
14. Makes: 6 servings (3 shells each).
15. Kitchen Tip:.
16. One serving is three shells.
17. Make a face using two shells for eyes, and offer the additional shells during the meal.
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