Cover the dish (either with a lid or foil) and bake for 30 minutes. With jumbo shells, creamy ricotta filling and hearty meat sauce, it’s sure to be a family favorite! Stuffed Pasta Shells with Meat Sauce. Sprinkle any remaining meat mixture over shells. Italian stuffed shells filled with meat are my solution for the picky eaters in my life that don’t like ricotta cheese shells.
Stuffed shells are always a crowd pleaser.
Add 1 cup mozzarella, cheddar, cottage cheese, parmesan, salt, pepper, and cinnamon if desired; mix well.
Meat Stuffed Shells Covered in Melty Cheese.
Pour over shells. This is a sponsored post for HemisFares™ brand that is available exclusively at Kroger family of stores. Spoon about ¼ cup of the cheese/ground beef mixture into each shell and place in a baking dish in a single layer. Pasta shells stuffed with cheese-packed savory ground beef is the ultimate comfort dinner and it’s easy to make too! So make these taco stuffed shells and enjoy them…I know that you will!
The cream cheese combined with the taco meat is really the best part about this meal….and of course dousing them in cheese didn’t hurt things much.
They were just something so different and fairly easy to make. the original recipe calls for 3 lbs meat i think thats why other reviews state its too dry and i think 1 box of shells would NEVER be enough for 3 lbs of meat. Stir in the spinach, cream cheese, and egg. Combine sauce ingredients; mix well. I will definitely be making these again soon. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Delicious! This recipe yields about 20 stuffed shells with a hearty meat sauce, and it typically feeds about 6-8 people. They make a great buffet food at parties too. Stuffed Pasta Shells with Meat Sauce perfect for weeknight dinners or entertaining a crowd! Stuff shells and arrange in a greased 13x9x2 baking dish. All opinions are honest and 100% my own. i also added 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper 1 chopped onion and about 1TBS of italian seasoning while the meat was cooking. I grew up loving cheese stuffed shells. I generally assume about 2-3 shells per person.Larger appetites might like 4, while smaller eaters may prefer 2. How many Stuffed Shells Per Person? Stuffed Pasta Shells with Meat Sauce perfect for weeknight dinners or entertaining a crowd! Sausage Stuffed Shells. Pour the remaining sauce over the shells. It made it a little more difficult to stuff the shells because it was a little more runny. Remove the dish from the oven, remove the top, sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese over the shells. Meat Stuffed Shells Are Easy And Tasty. But I added 1/3 cup of sour cream in the meat the second time I cooked it.