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January 28, 2014 6 Comments

Amazing Stuffed Shells

I am still thinking about theAmazing Stuffed Shells I made for dinner last Thursday night.

I didn’t even wait until I could get a better picture….that is how crucial I feel it is that you make these ASAP!

Amazing Stuffed Shells tmhJust make sure you invite me to dinner when you make them…..no, really, I’m serious!

These are amazing. I could eat them everyday. It works out perfectly to double the batch of Amazing Spaghetti Sauce and use the leftovers to make these a day or two later.

5.0 from 3 reviews
Amazing Stuffed Shells {TMH}
 
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Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
60 mins
Total time
1 hour 30 mins
 
The flavors going on in this recipe will literally knock your socks off. You will think you are at a five star Italian restaurant. Absolutely Delicious. You can use cottage cheese or ricotta for the filling, but I prefer ricotta.
Author: Maria
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 4-5 cups Spaghetti Sauce (I strongly suggest you use this recipe.) But if you have a favorite sauce, by all means use it.
  • 24 large macaroni shells
  • 1 16 ounce package cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp dry parsley flakes
  • 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. add uncooked shells to boiling salted water and boil for 10 minutes
  2. preheat oven to 35o degrees
  3. while pasta is boiling, prepare filling, by mixing the cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese), the egg, Parmesan cheese, sugar and parsley flakes. Mix until thoroughly combined
  4. lightly spray the bottom of a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and spread approx 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of the sprayed pan
  5. when noodles are done cooking, drain them, and immediately start feeling each noodle with a spoonful of the cheese mixture (remember you need to feel 24 shells so don’t stuff them too full)
  6. make three rows of 8 with the shells
  7. Pour the remainder of the sauce evenly over the stuffed shells
  8. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes .
  9. Remove foil and sprinkle with 2 cups of Mozzarella cheese return to oven (uncovered) for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is nice and bubbly.
  10. Allow shells to rest for 10 minutes before serving
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This recipe was originally posted on The Mother Huddle 

Keep it Real!!!

Maria

Family Favorite Recipes, Indian Food, Italian, Pasta, Pork
Italian, ricotta cheese, spaghetti sauce
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6 Comments

  1. Jackie

    January 30, 2016 at 1:25 am

    Hello! Planning on making a few of your recipes, but for this stuffed shell recipe do you have an exact recipe for your spaghetti sauce? I didn’t find a link. Thanks!

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    • Maria

      February 16, 2016 at 8:36 pm

      Yes, and it is fantastic! Here you go: https://reallifedinner.com/amazing-spaghetti-sauce/

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  2. Dave Springer.ger

    January 14, 2019 at 1:59 pm

    Yummy

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    • Maria

      February 28, 2019 at 10:39 pm

      Thanks, glad you liked it.

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  3. Mayra

    June 17, 2019 at 6:41 am

    Maria, thank you for posting this recipe and the spaghetti sauce recipe. Wow! I’ve never had better stuffed shells! I like stuffed shells, but am not such a huge fan of them. In fact, it’s been quite a while since I last made them. But my husband wanted me to make them for Father’s Day. So I found your recipe. This is by far the best, EVER! Now, I am a fan of stuffed shells. (I even sneaked one this morning before breakfast–right out of the fridge, cold. Ohhhh, so delish, delish!). This is not a 5 star recipe, it’s a 10!

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  4. Goeno

    May 10, 2021 at 2:23 pm

    marin

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