Do you ever just get a craving that comes out of nowhere and you have to have it like.. 5 minutes ago? That was me this week with stuffed shells. It has been a long time since I’ve whipped up a batch of them and I was quickly reminded how delicious they were. They will definitely be a part of our menu rotation for the next few months as the weather gets colder!
You’ll need:
· One 16-oz box of jumbo shells
· One pound of ground beef (you can omit this, or use your meat of choice)
· One 32-oz container of ricotta cheese
· 8 oz of grated Parmesan cheese
· 3/4 cup of Romano cheese
· 1 egg
· Salt and pepper, to taste
· 1 tbsp of fresh parsley
· 1 tbsp of fresh basil
· 8 oz of shredded mozzarella
· 2 jars of your favorite pasta sauce (or make your own!)
Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 350º
2. Boil a pot of water. Add the pasta shells and cook a few minutes less than package instructions (I boiled mine for about 10 minutes).
3. While the pasta is boiling, mix your ricotta, parmesan, romano, egg, salt, pepper, parsley, and basil together.
3. In a separate pan, cook ground beef, drain grease, and add your pasta sauce. I like to add in my own spices (onion and garlic salt, a little extra parmesan cheese, and my mom’s secret ingredient, a hint of brown sugar to cut some of the acidity).
4. Rinse cooked shells in cool water.
5. Coat a 9×13 baking pan with a thin layer of sauce to prevent the shells from sticking.
6. Fill each shell with the cheese mixture and place face down in the baking pan. Repeat until the mixture is gone.
7. Top the shells with sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
8. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes (or until cheese is bubbly).
9. Serve with French bread, if desired.
What is your recipe to make that warms you up when the weather outside starts to get colder? I would love to add some more meals to our lineup!
Oh my goodness! I love stuffed shells, and these look delicious! Can’t wait to try the recipe.
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Looks amazing! I am so hungry now haha
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You had me at “stuffed”. These look delicious
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Oh my! These look delicious.
And I have a box of jumbo shells sitting in my pantry. This may have to happen tonight!
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I am a huge pasta lover and can’t wait to try these out!
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Oh my gosh, I haven’t made stuffed shells in so long! And I think I usually just do cheese, meat would be so yummy too! We usually use ground turkey for that type of thing though. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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I can honestly say I’ve never made stuffed shells, but now I’m inspired! Looks delicious 🙂
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Sounds delicious, I might change it up and not add the beef and do a pumpkin, ricotta stuffing.
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Perfect recipe for a nice dinner! Parmesan, Romano and Ricotta, what could be better 🙂
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Looks amazing! Definitely want to give this a try as the weather starts cooling down – though in Georgia, who knows when that’s going to happen this season. Thanks for the recipe!
XO,
Elise
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I am SO hungry, and this only made it worse haha! I love stuffed shells… come make me some!
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I seriously just ate and now this post made me hungry all over again! Looks great!
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This looks INCREDIBLE! I wonder if I can sub out the cheese for something since I am now dairy free 😦 😦
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These looks and sound amazing!
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I love stuffed shells! I might have to make these soon, they look so yummy.
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Yummy! I made lasagna roll-ups tonight for dinner and this reminds me of them!
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