Stuffed Shells With Cottage Cheese And Meat

5 spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce in 13x9 inch baking dish.
Stuffed shells with cottage cheese and meat. When all of the shells are stuffed and placed in the pan top them with the remainder of the spaghetti sauce mixture and the parmesan cheese. The only time consuming part is stuffing. Everyone will love these cheese stuffed pasta shells. Spoon about 1 4 cup cheese stuffing mixture into each shell and place in baking dish in a single layer.
It s easy to make. Meat stuffed shells are easy and tasty. Jumbo shells ricotta cheese black pepper small yellow onion and 12 more stuffed meat shells 2 kids and tired cooks pasta sauce dry bread crumbs ground beef oregano salt grated parmesan cheese and 6 more. Stuffed shells are always a crowd pleaser.
4 combine ricotta mozzarella and 1 2 cup parmesan cheeses with egg in a medium bowl. It s hard to go wrong with italian food. In a large bowl combine the eggs cottage cheese spinach mozzarella cheese parmesan cheese seasoned salt and remaining oregano. These stuffed shells are a classic family favorite meal.
The large curd cottage cheese i found out is big and soft and not small and grainy like the small curds and the texture is unnoticeable especially if you have spinach and sausage in there so that s only what i use now. I covered tightly with foil and cooked for an hour and then turned off the oven and let it sit in. Stuff with cheese mixture. Pasta cheese and sauce is just really hard to mess up.
It is my go to meal that i know everyone will love. Jumbo macaroni shells stuffed with cheese mixture covered with sauce and baked. Place each stuffed shell seam side up in the pan lined with sauce. Something i did to make it easier on me i stuffed the uncooked shells and placed them on top of the sauce mixture stuffed to overflowing with the cheese mixture put the 2nd half of the sauce layer on top of that.
Using a spoon scoop the cottage cheese mixture into each shell being careful not to over stuff them. They make a great buffet food at parties too. This italian stuffed shells recipe is perfect for date night or for weeknight dinners with the family. A creamy filling topped with a homemade meat sauce and lots of gooey cheese.
Sprinkle any remaining meat mixture over. Spread 1 cup of meat sauce into each of 2 greased 11x7 in. Otherwise i would still do the spinach for some added vitamins without the meat. Stir ground beef and garlic into cheese stuffing mixture.
It s the one italian style dinner i thoroughly enjoy and i make these often. I have been making this recipe for stuffed shells for over 20 years. Then i poured 1 cup of water over the top of the sauce and added the cheese last. Mozzarella cheese jumbo pasta shells salt pasta sauce low fat cottage cheese and 4 more chicken alfredo stuffed shells the pioneer woman eggs boneless skinless chicken breasts pepper whole milk and 13 more.
Arrange shells over sauce in a single layer. Bake for 30 minutes uncovered. Easy cheese stuffed shells. Which is why i love recipes like these stuffed shells with meat.