QUICK AND EASY STUFFED SHELLS

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You can easily double or triple this recipe, with only the 2 of us I make a smaller amount. You can also add the spices of your choice, more hamburger or none at all. I make this early in the morning or the night before so when I am ready to fix dinner I can just take it out of the refrigerator and pop it in the oven, serve with...

Provided by Gail Herbest

Categories     Beef

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 9

12 large size pasta shells
1 c ground beef, cooked and drained
1 jar(s) spaghetti sauce
1 lb cottage cheese
1/2 c mozzeralla cheese ( plus some for top)
1 tsp italian seasoning
1 tsp herbes de provence (optional)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp dried minced onion

Steps:

  • 1. Brown hamburger until no longer pink, drain off grease and add the jar of spaghetti sauce, mix well and set aside
  • 2. boil 12 large pasta shells until Al Dente. drain and set aside
  • 3. In med size mixing bowl mix cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, minced onion and spices
  • 4. Lightly spray 8x8 glass baking dish with non stick cooking spray, spoon 4 Tbsp of the hamburger spaghetti sauce into baking dish and spread around bottom.
  • 5. spoon in each cooked shell approx 1 Tbsp of cottage cheese mixture and place in baking dish side by side until all are filled
  • 6. spoon remaining spaghetti sauce/meat mixture over the top of shells and sprinkle with extra mozzarella cheese.
  • 7. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for approx 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and filled shells are heated through Let set for 10 minutes and serve
  • 8. If I have left over meat/sauce mixture I spoon it around the edges and add a little more to the top

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