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    Stuffed Pasta Shells

    Published: May 23, 2016 · Updated: Jun 6, 2020 by Mindy Boyd

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    Stuffed Pasta Shells combines large shell pasta, ground beef, sausage, ricotta cheese, Italian spices and jar sauce to make an easy and delicious meal.

    My kids love Italian food, so I decided I would make Stuffed Pasta Shells. The ingredients in this recipe are pretty much the same ingredients that would be used in most manicotti or lasagne recipes.

    Stuffed Pasta Shells combines large shell pasta, ground beef, sausage, ricotta cheese, Italian spices and jar sauce to make an easy and delicious meal. 

    I use a jar sauce because it makes preparing this dish so easy. We like many jar sauces and that is one of the ways that I make an Italian dish different from other Italian dishes that I make, I just use a different brand or variety of sauce.

    Stuffed Pasta Shells

    I used a half pound of lean ground beef and a half pound of Italian bulk sausage, but you could easily use all ground beef or all sausage.

    You could also make it meat free by using spinach instead of the meat. I make a meatless manicotti, and it is yummy, but for this recipe I wanted to use some beef and sausage to make it different.

    This is a quick and easy pasta dish using beef, sausage, jar sauce, three cheeses and jumbo pasta shells.

     

     

    This is a quick and easy pasta dish using beef, sausage, jar sauce, three cheeses and jumbo pasta shells.

     

     

    This is a quick and easy pasta dish using beef, sausage, jar sauce, three cheeses and jumbo pasta shells.

     

    This is a quick and easy pasta dish using beef, sausage, jar sauce, three cheeses and jumbo pasta shells.

    Stuffed Pasta Shells

    Mindy Boyd
    This is a quick and easy pasta dish using beef, sausage, jar sauce, three cheeses and jumbo pasta shells.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 55 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Italian
    Servings 8

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ pound lean ground beef
    • ½ pound bulk Italian sausage
    • 1 clove garlic minced
    • 1 egg
    • 1 container ricotta cheese 15 ounces
    • 2 cups mozzarella cheese divided
    • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
    • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    • 28-30 jumbo pasta shells
    • 1 jar pasta sauce 24 ounces
    • Cooking spray
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    Instructions
     

    • Cook pasta 2 minutes less than package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
    • While the pasta cooks brown ground beef and sausage in a medium skillet. When the meat is almost finished add the garlic.
    • Preheat oven to 375°. Spray a 9" X 13" baking dish with cooking spray and put enough pasta sauce in the bottom of the dish so that it covers the surface.
    • Combine the meat mixture, egg, ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stuff shells and place them in a single layer into prepared baking dish. Cover with foil.
    • Bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and add remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and cook for 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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    Filed Under: Entrees, Pasta Tagged With: beef, Italian, jar sauce, mozzarella, pasta, ricotta, sausage

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    1. Evalyn Grattelo says

      November 16, 2020 at 5:18 pm

      This is the perfect web site for anybody who wishes to understand this topic. You understand so much its almost tough to argue with you (not that I really will need to…HaHa). You definitely put a fresh spin on a subject which has been discussed for ages. Excellent stuff, just excellent!

      Reply
    2. Sue says

      August 06, 2019 at 11:05 am

      Can I freeze these? If so how? Thank you for your help

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      • Mindy Boyd says

        August 07, 2019 at 7:04 pm

        I have never done it but I bet you can! I think you would have to cook it covered longer. I would try to find some recipes that tell how long to cook a dish similar to this that is frozen.

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    3. lakefrontcloseout.com says

      February 27, 2018 at 8:30 pm

      And I agree, sometimes pasta is a little better the next day, all melded together ?

      Reply
    4. Sarah Hughes says

      October 18, 2016 at 10:54 pm

      This looks great! Can’t wait to try it!

      Reply
      • Mindy Boyd says

        October 18, 2016 at 11:09 pm

        Thank you!!

        Reply
    5. Man Fuel says

      June 02, 2016 at 12:59 am

      Thanks for stopping by my blog and sharing your thoughts! These stuffed shells look great and I’m loving the vibrant photos!

      Reply
      • Mindy Boyd says

        June 02, 2016 at 3:34 am

        Thanks! I am still learning my way around the camera.

        Reply
    6. http://bestpelletsmoker.com says

      May 26, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      Cool blog! Is your theme custom made or did you download it from somewhere?
      A design like yours with a few simple adjustements would really make my blog shine.
      Please let me know where you got your design. Bless you

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      • Mindy Boyd says

        June 01, 2016 at 5:30 pm

        It is a wordpress theme. I got it when I set up my website.

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    7. Michelle Furr says

      May 24, 2016 at 2:32 am

      I am so making this!

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      • Mindy Boyd says

        May 24, 2016 at 2:50 am

        It was a hit with Kimberly and her boyfriend, Tyler, and Lee will eat anything. It is easy too.

        Reply

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