Stuffed Shells Recipe

Name: Stuffed Shells Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 12 pieces Pasta Shells (12 large shell pasta); 1 tsp Kosher Salt (1 teaspoon kosher salt); 2 tsp Olive Oil (2 teaspoons olive oil); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 medium onion (diced)); 2 cloves Garlic (2 cloves garlic (minced)); 1 lb Ground Beef (1 pound ground beef (or ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground venison)); 2 tsp Dried Basil (2 teaspoons dried basil); 2 tsp Dried Oregano (2 teaspoons dried oregano); 28 oz Tomato (28 ounces crushed tomatoes); 12 oz Tomato Paste (12 ounces tomato paste); 1 cup Greek Yogurt (1 cup Greek yogurt (or sour cream)); 8 oz Cream Cheese (8 ounces cream cheese (or Ricotta cheese or cottage cheese)); 1 ½ cup Parmesan Cheese (1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese); 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese (1 cup grated mozzarella cheese)

Stuffed Shells Recipe - Main Course (Italian)

45 minItalian

Servings8

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Steps

1Prep. Preheat oven to 350º F. Spread 1 teaspoon of olive oil on 9x13 baking dish. Set aside.
2Cook pasta shells to al dente according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.
3Cook vegetables and meat. Cook the onion and garlic until tender, about 3 minutes. Add and brown ground beef. Drain away any drippings.
4Make the filling. Stir the cheeses and yogurt into the beef mixture.
5Make the sauce. Meanwhile, add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and seasonings to a saucepan and cook until heated throughout.
6Assemble. Spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Spoon the filling mixture into each of the cooked pasta shells. Arrange in the baking dish.
7Add sauce and bake. Top each of the shells with the remaining tomato sauce. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes; remove the foil and bake for 10 more minutes.
8Serve. Stuffed shells are ready to serve or cool and store for serving later if making ahead.