Baked Stuffed Shells
Deliciously cheesy Baked Stuffed Shells filled with three types of cheese and topped with meat sauce.
Equipment
- Oven
- skillet
- Baking Dish
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
Pasta and Cheese
- 20 jumbo shells pasta
- 15 ounces ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella divided
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
Sauce and Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ pound ground beef
- 24 ounces pasta sauce or homemade meat sauce
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and prepare a 9 X 13-inch baking dish by spraying it with cooking spray.
- Cook pasta shells according to package directions.
- Pour the olive oil into a large skillet and warm over medium heat.
- Sauté the garlic and onion until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook until brown.
- Pour in the pasta sauce and simmer on low until ready to use.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg. Add the ricotta cheese, 1 cup of the mozzarella, Parmesan cheese and parsley. Mix well.
- Place ⅓ of the meat sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Fill each shell with the filling and place into the baking dish.
- Pour remaining meat sauce over the shells and cover the pan with tin foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove tin foil and sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella over the shells. Return to oven to bake uncovered for another 5 – 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Notes
You can substitute low-fat cottage cheese for the ricotta in a 1:1 ratio for fewer calories and additional protein if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1shellCalories: 556kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 31gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 1018mgPotassium: 677mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1184IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 456mgIron: 3mg
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