Are you in the mood for some pasta, but spaghetti and meatballs just sounds so boring? Add a little extra ‘wow’ factor to your meal and try this pork stuffed pasta shell recipe. Cook this meal at home and reheat in the truck.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 24 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
  • 1 pound chopped smoked pork
  • 1 1/4 cups ricotta cheese (about 10 oz.)
  • 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 8 oz.), divided
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided
  • 1 (24-oz.) jar marinara sauce
  • 3/4 cup bottled barbecue sauce

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Cook pasta in heavily salted boiling water until al dente, about 9 minutes. Drain, and transfer to a baking sheet. Cool 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, stir together next 7 ingredients, 1 cup of the mozzarella, and 1/4 cup of the parsley in a large bowl. Stir together marinara and barbecue sauce in a bowl. Spread 1 3/4 cups of the marinara mixture in bottom of a 9- x 13-inch baking dish.
  3. Fill each cooled shell with 2 heaping tablespoons pork mixture, and arrange in prepared baking dish. Pour remaining 2 cups marinara mixture over shells.

To cook now: Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake until heated through, 20 to 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley.

To freeze for later: Wrap tightly in 2 layers of plastic wrap. Freeze up to 3 months.To thaw and cook: Thaw in refrigerator 24 hours. Preheat oven to 375°F; place unwrapped dish on counter while oven preheats. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake until heated through, 40 to 45 minutes. Uncover, and bake until bubbly, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley.