Baked Ziti With Turkey Meatballs
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grains, Eggs, Dairy | February 19 | 1 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | lb | Ground turkey |
| 1 | Garlic clove, minced | |
| 3/4 | c | Fresh bread crumbs |
| 1/2 | c | Finely chopped onion |
| 3 | T | Pine nuts, toasted cooled |
| and chopped | ||
| 1/2 | c | Minced fresh parsley leaves |
| preferably | ||
| flat-leafed | ||
| 1 | Egg, beaten lightly | |
| 1 | t | Salt |
| 1 | t | Black pepper |
| 4 | T | Olive oil |
| 1 | lb | Ziti or penne |
| 1 1/2 | c | Coarsely grated mozzarella |
| cheese about 6 ounces | ||
| 1 | c | Freshly grated Romano |
| cheese about 3 ounces | ||
| 6 | c | Winter tomato sauce, about |
| A, 15-ounce container | ||
| ricotta cheese |
INSTRUCTIONS
Make meatballs: In a bowl stir together well turkey, garlic, bread crumbs, onion, pine nuts, parsley, egg, salt, and pepper and form into meatballs about 1 inch in diameter. In a large heavy skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook half of meatballs, shaking skillet, until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Transfer meatballs to paper towels to drain and brown remaining meatballs in remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same manner. Preheat oven to 375F. and oil a 3- to 4-quart gratin dish or other shallow baking dish. In a kettle of salted boiling water cook pasta until just al dente, about 8 minutes, and drain well. In a small bowl toss together mozzarella and Romano. Spoon about 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce and half of meatballs into prepared dish and spoon half of pasta on top. Spread half remaining sauce and half cheese mixture over pasta. Top with remaining meatballs and drop dollops of ricotta over meatballs. Spread remaining pasta over ricotta and top with remaining sauce and remaining cheese mixture. Bake ziti in middle of oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden, and let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serves 6 to 8. Gourmet February 1994 Converted by MC_Buster. Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 6073
Calories From Fat: 3525
Total Fat: 400.5g
Cholesterol: 1528.7mg
Sodium: 15676.5mg
Potassium: 3282mg
Carbohydrates: 130.4g
Fiber: 7.5g
Sugar: 19.7g
Protein: 483.3g