Happy meala Recipes

Maccheroni Timballo from Naples

Preparation time: 1 ½ hours

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Ingredients (serves 6):

• 50 g butter plus extra for greasing the dish
• 350 g breadcrumbs
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 500 g macaroni, broken into pieces
• 250 g minced beef
• 500 g canned tomato cubes
• 250 g mozzarella, cut into cubes
• 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated
• Salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F, gas mark 4). Grease a round oven dish with some butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Shake out the excess breadcrumbs and set the dish aside.
2. Melt the butter in a pan and add the garlic. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Add the minced beef and cook until browned, about 10 minutes. Add the canned tomato cubes and cook for 20 minutes with the lid on the pan over medium heat.
3. Meanwhile, cook the macaroni in salted water until al dente. Drain and place the macaroni in a bowl of cold water. Stir the sauce into the macaroni and add the mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
4. Spoon everything into the greased oven dish and bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
5. Let the timballo rest for 5 minutes, then turn it out onto a serving dish and serve warm.