Stuffed Pasta Bake Bolognese Recipe

Ingredients

• Pasta Shells: 250g large pasta shells or conchiglioni
• Mascarpone: 200g mascarpone
• Mozzarella: 2 x 125g balls mozzarella, drained and finely chopped
• Basil: large bunch basil, roughly chopped, plus a few whole leaves to serve
• Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• Parmesan: parmesan, to serve
• Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
• Onion: 1 onion, finely diced
• Celery Stick: 1 celery stick, finely diced
• Carrot: 1 carrot, finely diced
• Beef Mince: 400g beef mince
• Red Wine: 250ml red wine
• Tomato Puree: 1 tbsp tomato puree
• Bay Leaves: 3 bay leaves
• Tomato: 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
• Sugar: pinch of sugar
• Balsamic Vinegar: 1-2 tsp balsamic vinegar