Grilled Stuffed Pasta Recipe Becomes Viral Hit for German TikTok Couple

A couple living in Germany, Ieva and Nerijus, have turned their passion for outdoor cooking into a viral sensation on TikTok. Under the handle Nero_grill, they share recipes for dishes prepared on their smoker, attracting over 45,000 followers worldwide.

Their signature dish, grilled stuffed pasta, has garnered significant attention, with the recipe video viewed more than 113,000 times. The couple is now sharing this popular recipe with readers of "Delfi maistas."

The recipe calls for a mixture of 400g beef and 600g pork mince, combined with two onions, five cloves of garlic, half a bell pepper, and a handful of parsley. Two types of cheese, 100g of cheddar and 100g of Grana Padano, are added along with 100g of cream cheese. The mixture is seasoned with ground pepper and thoroughly kneaded.

Cannelloni pasta tubes are then stuffed with the prepared meat mixture. Each stuffed pasta tube is wrapped in strips of bacon. For optimal texture, the bacon-wrapped pasta is chilled overnight before cooking.

The next day, the chilled pasta is placed on the grill. Ieva adds a handful of cherry wood chips for smoking. The pasta is cooked at 150 degrees Celsius for approximately one hour. The result is described as tender and flavorful, perfect for gathering around a table.