Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce
These Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce bring together tender pasta shells packed with a rich cheesy filling and topped with plenty of hearty homemade meat sauce.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- ½ batch Italian Meat Sauce
- 20 jumbo pasta shells
- 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 15 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
- 1 cup Romano or Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare half of the Italian Meat Sauce in this recipe, adding in the diced tomatoes.
- Once the sauce is ready, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add in some salt and the shells, then boil for 8-9 minutes or until slightly undercooked. You don’t want it to be cooked all the way, as the shells will continue to cook when you bake it and they will be mushy. Drain and allow them to cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in the ricotta cheese, 1 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese, Romano (or parmesan) cheese, basil, parsley, grated garlic, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined.
- Add a decent layer of the meat sauce to the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole baking dish that’s been sprayed with olive oil.
- Stuff each shell with the cheese mixture, then line them up on top of the meat sauce. Pour some of the meat sauce over the center of the shells.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil, add rest of mozzarella cheese over the tops and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
- Allow the shells to cool slightly before serving, as they will be piping hot.
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Nutrition Facts
Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce
Amount per Serving
Calories
414
% Daily Value*
Fat
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
12
g
75
%
Carbohydrates
52
g
17
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
32
g
64
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. You can verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol: Swerve, Erythritol, Monk Fruit or Allulose.
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