Lumaconi Pasta Stuffed With Ground Beef

• olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 2/3 pounds ground pork and beef
• 2 11/16 cups Lumaconi pasta
• salt
• black pepper groud
• 3 tomatoes ripe
• olive oil
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 6 1/8 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• salt
• grated cheese
• chopped parsley

1. For the pasta: In a saucepan with olive oil, saute the onion, the chopped garlic, and the bay leaf.
2. Add the meat and cook on medium heat.
3. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
4. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil, add a little salt and a little olive oil and cook the pasta until al dente.
5. Drain and let cool slightly.
6. Carefully stuff the pasta with meat mixture, and place the noodles in a glass baking dish.
7. Preheat oven to 400u0b0F.
8. For the sauce: Dice the peeled and seedless tomatoes and saute in olive oil.
9. Add the oregano, tomato paste, sugar, red wine vinegar and salt, and cook until the tomato has almost disintegrated.
10. If necessary, add a few tablespoons of water.
11. If you prefer a smoother sauce, you can coarsely grind the sauce with a hand blender.
12. Pour the sauce on the pasta and sprinkle with grated cheese.
13. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
14. Serve and garnish with fresh or dried chopped parsley.

olive oil, onion, garlic, bay leaf, ground pork, pasta, salt, black pepper, tomatoes, olive oil, oregano, tomato paste, sugar, red wine vinegar, salt, grated cheese, parsley

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Lumaconi-Pasta-Stuffed-with-Ground-Beef-2055710 (may not work)