pasta essentials: pasta & meatball cupcakes

How To Make pasta essentials: pasta & meatball cupcakes

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  Chef’s Note: Later on, in this recipe, I’m going to give you some recommendations for the meatballs, plus the alfredo and pasta sauce. You could always buy frozen meatballs, and jars of sauce… but where’s the fun in that?
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  Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
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  Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 350f (175c).
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  Add the alfredo sauce to the cooked pasta, and toss to combine.
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  Use some oil, or cooking spray on the cupcake holders.
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  Fill each of the cups with the pasta, and press down.
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  Add the provolone to the top, and press down.
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  Place in the preheated oven, and bake until the cheese melts, and begins to bubble, about 20 – 25 minutes.
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  Chef's Note: Remove from oven, ladle some pasta sauce on a nice serving plate, and place the pasta cupcake on top of the sauce.
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  Add a meatball, and sprinkle with Parmesan.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Serve while nice and hot… possibly with some crusty bread. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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  RECIPE RECOMMENDATIONS
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  Creamy Alfredo Sauce: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/sauce-essentials-down-dirty-alfredo-sauce.html
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  Yummy Meatballs: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/pork/delicious-beef-pork-meatballs.html?r=10
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  Brilliant Pasta Sauce: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/italian-tomato-starter-sauce.html?r=7
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