stuffed shell pasta bake
(2 ratings)
I gathered a few things from the pantry and fridge for an easy pasta meal, and what it turned out to be was a delicious meal that tasted like I had spent hours preparing.
(2 ratings)
yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
55 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For stuffed shell pasta bake
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1 lbeach: ground beef, lean ground pork
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1 tspeach of dry basil, Italian seasoning and fennel seeds
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1/2 tspeach of granulated onion and black pepper
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2 tspgranulated garlic
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12 bunchgiant shell noodles
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16 ozmozzarella cheese, grated
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6 ozParmesan cheese, grated
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4 ozcan Italian tomato sauce
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2 jar16 oz each of Pomodori Bruschetta Spread or 32 oz chunky marinara sauce
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**red pepper flakes and salt to taste
How To Make stuffed shell pasta bake
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1Place sausage, ground beef and all dry seasoning except red pepper flakes in a skillet and cook until meat is done. Salt to taste.
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2Spray sides and bottom of a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick spray oil. Add just enough of the 4 oz can of tomato sauce to cover the bottom, about half the can. -
3After meat has cooled, spoon into large bowl and add ¾ of the mozzarella cheese and all of the Parmesan cheese and the ½ can of tomato sauce, mix together well. Par boil your pasta to super al dente. Drain and cool.
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4Stuff meat and cheese mixture into pasta and place in baking dish, if you have any leftover meat mixture just sprinkle on top. Some of my pasta fell apart during boiling, but I didn’t need all of it anyway, so I just discarded it. Pour bruschetta spread or marinara sauce on top of pasta, slide baking dish back and forth a little to allow some sauce to get down in between shells. Sprinkle on remaining Mozzarella.
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5Bake 400° for about 50 min. My baking dish was a thick ceramic type dish so it took a little longer than a glass Pyrex baking dish probably would. Check after about 40 min. Bake until bubbly and cheese on top is melted.
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