Step 1: Parboil the pasta to make it pliable
Step 2: Drain
Step 3: And cool.
Step 4: Mix the meat with cheese, garlic, parsley, and bread crumbs.
Step 5: (Run it through food processor) Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Step 6: Add the eggs, which have been slightly beaten.
Step 7: The mixture although similar to Italian meat balls must be softer so you can squeeze it through the large opening of a piping bag.
Step 8: If necessary, add a little of the spaghetti sauce or some broth.
Step 9: Fill the mostaccioli.
Step 10: Put a layer in a buttered baking dish
Step 11: Over with spaghetti sauce,
Step 12: And sprinkle with cheese.
Step 13: Repeat, ending with sauce and cheese.
Step 14: Bake for an hour in a 350˚F oven.
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