Recipe: Yummy Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce

Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce. Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Spoon the cheese mixture into the shells and set them into the prepared baking dish.

With jumbo shells, creamy ricotta filling and hearty meat sauce, it's sure to be a family favorite! In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl mix the ricotta cheese, eggs, basil, half the shredded mozzarella and seasoning. You can have Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce

1. It's 1 lb of turkey sausage- browned and drained.
2. It's 32 oz of jar of garlic & onion spaghetti sauce.
3. It's 20 oz of part skim ricotta cheese.
4. You need 4 oz of shredded parmesan cheese.
5. Prepare 12 oz of shredded mozz or italian blend cheese.
6. Prepare 1 of egg.
7. Prepare 4 oz of frozen chopped spinach- thawed and drained.
8. Prepare 18 of large pasta shells- cooked and drained.
9. You need 1/4 tsp of garlic salt.
10. Prepare to taste of cracked pepper.

Conchiglioni Pasta Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce is jumbo shell pasta and lots of cheese baked together with a made from scratch meat sauce. I can't remember the last time I made stuffed shells. I remember my mom making manicotti. Which is kind of the same concept.

Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. In a small bowl, mix the parmesan and mozzarella cheese,this will be divided in half..
3. In a medium bowl combine ricotta, 1/2 parm/mozz mixture from small bowl, egg, spinach, garlic salt, and pepper..
4. Pour 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of 8x12 baking dish. Spread evenly. Be sure to cost the walls of the dish also..
5. Gently stuff each cooked shell with a spoonful of the cheese/spinach mix and place in baking dish..
6. When finished, sprinkle sausage over and around shells..
7. Cover shells with remaining sauce..
8. Sprinkle the remaining cheese mix on the sauce, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly around edges..

Spoon the remaining meat sauce in-between the shells but not directly on top of the shells. Remove the foil and sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan over the shells. Jumbo pasta shells are stuffed full with cheesy seasoned ground beef and topped with a super tasty quick-and-easy sauce in this family-favorite comfort food dish. Loaded with flavor, Ground Beef Stuffed Shells are one beloved dinner dish the family looks forward to every time. Serve with additional sauce on top.