Stuffed Artichokes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 medium artichokes
• 3 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 1/2 cups of grated parmesan cheese or 1 1/2 cups pecorino cheese
• parsley
• garlic
• 3 eggs
• salt
• pepper
• pasta sauce
• pasta

Recipe

• 1 remove hard outer leaves from artichokes and blanch the artichokes in boiling water for 4 minutes.
• 2 combine the breadcrumbs, cheese, crushed garlic and chopped parsley.
• 3 add eggs and lightly mix.
• 4 open out each artichoke leaf and stuff it with a bit of the filling.
• 5 make your favourite pasta sauce and add the artichokes and cook for 30 minutes.
• 6 cook your favourite pasta in the usual manner and drain it.
• 7 in a large bowl, place the cooked pasta, pour the sauce over the pasta and place the artichokes on top of the pasta and sauce.
• 8 top with grated parmesan or pecorino cheese.
• 9 optional. 300 grams of chicken or beef mince can be added to the stuffing mixture for a more substantial meal.you may need extra egg.
• 10 the length of time that you blanch the artichokes will depend on the tenderness of the artichokes. try and use fresh as possible artichokes.