Cheese Stuffed Shells In Meaty Italian Sauce
From justjakesmom 14 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This was my first time using large shells - it's not a complicated or "different" recipe, just good, hearty, and satisfying. Easy too. Hope you enjoy! ;') I say it serves 4, but depending on who's eating it. LOL
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. ground beef shopping list
- 1 tsp. minced garlic shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (optional) shopping list
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) Petite diced tomatoes (or you can use sauce) shopping list
- 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste (add water to the consistency you like) can eliminate if using sauce shopping list
- 2 tsp. italian seasoning (or to taste, I don't really measure) shopping list
- 1 tsp. dried oregano ( " ) shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- 1 16 oz. carton cottage cheese shopping list
- spinach - I used frozen-thawed-drained (what I had, about 1/2 cup) shopping list
- Shredded parmesan cheese - handful (I used about 1/4 cup) shopping list
- 1 tsp. dried basil (again, or to taste) shopping list
- Large pasta shells cooked al dente (I used 10 - fit well in my oval 2.5 qt. dish) shopping list
- 1 cup (or more) shredded mozzarella shopping list
How to make it
- Brown ground beef with onions, garlic - drain fat
- Meanwhile prepare shells
- Add tomatoes and seasoning to meat - bring to simmer
- In bowl mix cottage cheese, spinach, parmesan, and basil (s&p to taste)
- When shells are ready, remove and place on waxed paper (or whatever) so they drain and don't stick together till cool to touch
- Pour half the meat sauce into casserole dish
- Stuff shells with cheese/spinach mixture and place on top of meat sauce
- Cover shells with remaining meat sauce and top with mozzarella
- Bake at 350 for approximately 40 minutes or until desired bubbliness (yeah, it's a word!)
- Let sit a bit before digging in.
- Great with a green salad and crusty bread - Enjoy!!!
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Ready for oven after sauce and cheese on top
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Reviewed by 12 people-
LOVE it...but what's everyone else gonna eat...? LOL I love these, and never do them...thanks for the recipe. Gonna do it.
sparow64
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Great looking recipe :)
donman
in Hammond loved it
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Yep, I'm like sparow, love them but never make them. These sound fairly easy to do, so I put them on my to do list and gave you a five for sharing.
henrie
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