Cheesy Pasta-Stuffed Shells
Cheesy Pasta-Stuffed Shells

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Spoon the cheese mixture evenly into the drained jumbo shells; place stuffed shells in prepared baking dish. Top with spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta shells until al dente. Drain, then return to pot and let cool.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cheesy pasta-stuffed shells using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Pasta-Stuffed Shells:
  1. Take 24 dried jumbo pasta shells
  2. Take 8 oz tiny shell macaroni
  3. Prepare 8 oz Gruyere cheese, shredded (2 cups)
  4. Prepare 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese (2 cups)
  5. Make ready 3/4 cup half & half or light cream
  6. Get 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
  7. Make ready 24 oz jar vodka sauce or favorite pasta sauce
  8. Make ready 4 oz shredded mozzarella (1 cup)
  9. Take 1 Fresh basil (optional)

In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the spinach, cream cheese and egg. Stuffed Shells with Meat and Cheese are a delicious pasta dish you can make for dinner any night. These Italian stuffed pasta shells are baked together with meat sauce and plenty of cheese to make an easy casserole.

Steps to make Cheesy Pasta-Stuffed Shells:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook jumbo shells according to package directions. Using a large slotted spoon, transfer shells to a colander. Rinse with cold water; drain well. Set aside. In the same pan, cook tiny shells according to package directions; drain. Set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine Gruyere cheese, cheddar cheese, half-and-half, and pepper. Heat over medium-low heat until cheese melts and is smooth, stirring frequently. Stir in tiny shells.
  3. Spread about 1/2 cup of the vodka sauce into the bottom of a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Spoon the cheese mixture evenly into the drained jumbo shells; place stuffed shells in prepared baking dish. Top with remaining vodka sauce.
  4. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle evenly with brick cheese. Bake, uncovered, about 15 minutes more or until heated through (160 degrees F). If desired, top with fresh basil.

Stuffed Shells with Meat and Cheese are a delicious pasta dish you can make for dinner any night. These Italian stuffed pasta shells are baked together with meat sauce and plenty of cheese to make an easy casserole. Stuffed Jumbo Shells are the perfect family dinner! Baked pasta dishes were a family favorite. Baked spaghetti, lasagna, cannelloni, baked ziti, manicotti and of course these large pasta shells stuffed with different combinations of meat, cheese, and sausage.

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