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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until slightly underdone (I cooked mine for 12 minutes when the box indicated 14 minutes). One pound of pasta should be cooked in 6 quarts of water, make sure you are using a big enough pot so the pasta doesn't stick together. When done, rinse in cold water and drain again. Toss pasta with 1 Tablespoon olive oil to coat. Set aside. | 2. Heat remaining 1 Tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef. Cook, stirring occasionally until browned. Add garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook 2 minutes more. | 3. Add crushed tomatoes; simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes. | 4. Toss pasta with Parmesan cheese. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Tightly pack pasta into pan, standing each piece on end. Spread meat sauce on top of pasta. | 5. Push the meat sauce into the pasta holes filling each one up. Stuffing the meat into the holes is a weirdly satisfying task. Enough said. | 6. Place in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and bake another 10-15 minutes until cheese is golden. Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edge to loosen and then unmold. | 7. Cut into wedges and serve with any remaining meat sauce you might have. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
rigatoni pasta	1	lb		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
olive oil	2	tablespoons	divided	238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
beef	1	lb	ground used ground	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
garlic clove	2		crushed	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
butter				-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
mozzarella cheese	8	ounces	grated	734.8188	61.7339	30.7535	40.5284

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.