Stuffed Shells

"I got this recipe from my Mother. I've been making this for 10 years. Every time I make it for someone, they always request the recipe. It's easy and delicious!"
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Brown beef with crushed garlic.
  • Mix next four ingredients in large bowl.
  • Stir in cooked beef.
  • Stuff shells with meat filling- be generous.
  • Pour a little spaghetti sauce in bottom of 2-quart casserole dish.
  • Place stuffed shells in dish and cover with the remaining spaghetti sauce.
  • Sprinkle with oregano and grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Cover with foil and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
  • Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. my family liked it, but i wasn't too fond of it. maybe it was the cottage cheese, but i found the stuffing a bit runny. i will use ricotta cheese in place of the cottage cheese next time for a firmer filling. overall, my family liked it and it was easy to prepare. i will also replace the ground chuck with ground italian sausage. hint: prepare your shells well ahead of time...speeds up the process.
     
  2. Really good! I scaled down the recipe for the 3 of us, and it worked great. I made as directed, but I used ground chicken in place of the beef. (it's just a textural thing with me - I like it more than ground beef) We ate it with Italian bread to mop up the sauce. Yum!
     
  3. These are so good. It's a very versatile recipe also. We wanted to go meatless, so I left out the ground chuck and put the crushed garlic in with the cheese. Also, I only had about 1/4 cup mayonnaise, but it still tasted very good. We all enjoyed our dinner tonight, thank you!
     
  4. I loved this! It is so filling! After 3 shells I was full! Had lots to reheat! I will definately make this again. Thanks!
     
  5. Another rave review...can't believe how much flavor there is from so little seasoning. I must have stuffed my shells to full because I ended up scooping the tops off the ones I had done to fill the last four shells and I threw in a package of thawed spinach. Next time will add more onion but I like onion.. This is the first time I've ever made stuffed shells so even enjoyed the filling part of it...one time a person sure could use three hands...lol..
     
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  1. my family liked it, but i wasn't too fond of it. maybe it was the cottage cheese, but i found the stuffing a bit runny. i will use ricotta cheese in place of the cottage cheese next time for a firmer filling. overall, my family liked it and it was easy to prepare. i will also replace the ground chuck with ground italian sausage. hint: prepare your shells well ahead of time...speeds up the process.
     
  2. Really good! I scaled down the recipe for the 3 of us, and it worked great. I made as directed, but I used ground chicken in place of the beef. (it's just a textural thing with me - I like it more than ground beef) We ate it with Italian bread to mop up the sauce. Yum!
     

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