Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce

These three-cheese stuffed pasta shells are baked in a hearty meat sauce and topped with melted cheese. This dish is guaranteed to have you coming back for seconds!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce, Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce Recipe

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings servings

Calories 197kcal

Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

15 oz jumbo shells
1 lb ground beef 85% lean
1 large onion diced
24 oz spaghetti sauce
15 oz ricotta cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
3 cups mozzarella cheese
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 large egg

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Instructions

Bring salted water to a boil. Cook the jumbo pasta shells four minutes short of package instructions. Drain the water and set the shells aside.
Preheat a large skillet and add the ground beef, breaking it apart as it cooks. Add in the diced onion and cook until it's translucent.
Pour the spaghetti sauce into the cooking meat. Stir it together as it simmers for about five minutes. Set it aside.
In a separate bowl, mix ricotta, parmesan cheese, half a mozzarella cheese, egg, and Italian seasoning. Stir until well combined.
Spread half of the meat sauce on the bottom of a baking dish (9x13 size). Fill each shell with the cheese mixture and place it in the baking dish.
Top the shells with the remaining meat sauce and sprinkle on the mozzarella cheese. Cover the dish with foil or a lid.
Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes. Remove the lid and bake for 10 more minutes or until the cheese is lightly golden in color.

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