Paccheri au gratin stuffed with mackerel 

Put the sea in the pasta, but right inside, as a filling of tasty paccheri with Mediterranean aromas and flavors. For lovers of stuffed pasta, paccheri au gratin stuffed with mackerel are a recipe not to be missed. I prepared a generous filling with mackerel, peppers and onion, filled the paccheri and sprinkled with chopped and toasted bread and enriched with slices of tomato.

Ingredients

200 g 20 paccheri

200 g mackerel fillets, cleaned

50 g 2 slices of bread

20 g red bell pepper

3 tomatoes

1 white onion

Grana Padano 

oregano

parsley

dry white wine

extra virgin olive oil

salt

Pepper

Procedure

For the recipe of paccheri au gratin stuffed with mackerel, cook the paccheri in salted water: in order not to break them, do not boil the water violently and mix gently. Drain, season with oil and let cool. Wash the tomatoes; Cut two into 5 and a half mm thick slices into small pieces. Finely blend the bread with 1 teaspoon of oregano and 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese. Season with 1 tablespoon of oil. Chop the onion and sauté in a pan with 2 tablespoons of oil for a couple of minutes; Salted. Chop the mackerel fillets. Coarsely chop the pepper with a handful of parsley and add it to the onion; after 1 minute blend with wine and 2-3 tablespoons of water; Cook over moderate heat for 3-4 minutes, until the liquid has evaporated. Finally, add the mackerel and cook over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, until it begins to unravel; salt and pepper. Spread on a cutting board to cool down; Then chop obtaining the filling for the paccheri. Season with a drizzle of oil and mix half of the bread. Fill each pacchero with a couple of teaspoons of filling. Arrange the slices of tomato in a baking dish surmounting them slightly, season with a drizzle of oil, a pinch of salt and ground pepper. Spread over the leftover filling, the stuffed paccheri and the half tomato into small pieces. Season with a drizzle of oil and the remaining bread; Bake in grill mode for about 4 minutes, until the paccheri have taken color.