Stuffed Shells

Submitted by Ellen James

"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!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cups creamy cottage cheese
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 32 large pasta shells, cooked and drained
• 32 ounces of your favorite spaghetti sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• fresh grated parmesan cheese

directions

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

Reviews

[Lulu 280529]

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.

 

[HEP MEP]

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!

 

[Sherri35]

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!

 

[kwest82804]

I loved this! It is so filling! After 3 shells I was full! Had lots to reheat! I will definately make this again. Thanks!

 

[SooZee]

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..