There should not be many people in the world who can say “I don’t like pasta” … and much less if it is with some type of sauce. In this article we will teach you how to prepare delicious paccheri stuffed with four cheeses. If you don’t know them, paccheri are giant macaroons that can be bought in the market and that inside can be filled with whatever you want or have at home.

Recipe n ° 1 of paccheri stuffed with the four cheeses

It may be a bit difficult to find stuffed paccheris in stores. Therefore, if someone close to you (or yourself) travels to Italy, do not hesitate to ask them to bring you a package. So you can prepare and taste this first and delicious recipe.

You need

• ½ packet of paccheris (calculated 5 per person).
• 1 package of 4 grated cheese.
• 100 grams of chopped ham.
• 1 egg.
• Grated Parmesan cheese.

For the fried tomato sauce

• 1 kg of tomatoes.
• 1 onion.
• Olive oil required amount.
• ½ meat stock cube (optional).

• 1 pinch of salt.
• 1 pinch of sugar

Preparation mode

• In a saucepan put plenty of water with a little salt and cook the paccheri according to the instructions on the package.
• When they are al dente, drain and let cool.
• Meanwhile prepare the sauce. To do this, put oil in a saucepan and fry the julienned chopped onion. Remove without oil and put in the glass of the blender or blender.
• Peel and chop the tomatoes and mash with the onion. Salt and add the sugar, also the crumbled bouillon cube. Fry with the remaining oil over medium heat until it loses all the water. Let it cool down.
• In a bowl, mix the grated cheese with the finely chopped ham and poach the egg.
• Form a paste and fill each paccheri.
• Put a layer of sauce in a mold and then arrange the paccheris side by side.

• Top with another layer of tomato sauce and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 180 ° C for 15 minutes.

More options of stuffed paccheri

This pasta has the ability to allow us to bring out all our culinary skills and above all … our imagination! So, the idea is that you can fill the paccheris with what you like the most, with the combinations that you can think of or with what you find in the fridge and cupboard. Here are some ideas:

Spinach and blue cheese filling

Ingredients

• 1 leek
• ½ onion.
• 300 grams of fresh spinach.
• 200 grams of blue cheese.
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 1 pinch of salt and pepper to taste.

For the bechamel

• 1 and ½ cup of milk.
• 2 tablespoons of flour.
• 1 pinch of salt.
• Salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
• Grated cheese for gratin.

How do you prepare?

• Cook the pasta as indicated by the manufacturer and dedicate yourself to the filling. Julienne the leek and onion. Sauté both in a little olive oil and season to taste.

• When they begin to brown, add the chopped spinach, stir to release the water and let it warm.
• Fill the paccheris with this mixture and arrange them in a baking dish with a little oil.
• Now prepare the bechamel: In a saucepan heat 1 cup of the milk. Use the rest to dissolve the flour, along with the salt, pepper, and nutmeg. When the milk in the saucepan starts to boil, pour in the one with the flour. Remove from the heat and stir. Cook again until thickened.
• Cover the paccheris with the bechamel sauce and sprinkle with grated cheese to gratin. You can also put some pieces of butter. Bake for 15 minutes and everyone to the table.

Squash filling with cheese

You need

• 600 grams of pumpkin.
• 1 onion.
• 150 grams of gorgonzola cheese.
• 250 ml of evaporated milk.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Olive oil required amount.

Preparation

• Chop the onion and dice the squash.
• Sauté the onion in a saucepan and when it begins to brown, pour the squash until they are tender and you can puree them.
• Fill the cooked pasta with this mixture.
• For the sauce, heat the cheese with the milk in a saucepan until it thickens.
• Pour over the paccheris arranged on a tray and cook for 15 minutes.

We hope you are encouraged to prepare all these stuffed paccheri recipes. All are delicious and have ingredients that give each dish a special touch. Which one will become your favorite?