Cheesy Stuffed Shells

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I usually make Giada's recipe for stuffed shells which is excellent. However I didn't care for this recipe. My husband loved it but my kids and myself did not like it. I didn't like the sauce, too watery and not enough flavor. Something was missing, I'm used to using ricotta cheese for the filling. The filling didn't have much flavor, the veggies in the sauce were a big plus but needed more flavor. I'll stick with Giada's stuffed shells. Also too labored intensive and wasn't cheap to make.

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i actually was very skeptical when i read the recipe and saw that there was tofu in the stuffing mix. i made the stuffed shells and i added some nutmeg to it and that made it taste even better. my husband, who does not like tofu, loved the stuffed shells he couldn't even taste the difference. the shells tasted lighter than the traditional stuffed shells. my kids loved it. i think it was a great recipe. thanks melissa i am becoming a big fan already.

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I haven't made this recipe but I think I remember seeing this in the magazine. The reason she put all the veggies and tofu in the recipe was to provide better nutrition for her picky children. This was a way to get them to eat more vegetables and also to provide more protein.

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This recipe is basically for a sauce and "filling" for any lasagna, manicotti, shells, etc.... It is quite a production to stuff pasta anyway, but TOFU???? Why not just the veggies and cheese? That would make it cheaper! You can use ANY stuffable pasta and ANY tomato based sauce and mix up what you like for a "stuffing"... Like the things you would put in a lasagna maybe???? While the extra veggies is a GREAT idea that we have ALL thought of, this recipe is VERY generic, but SOOOOO versatile for that!

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I loved the healthy sauce, in fact I think I will use this part of the recipe in the future for other italian dishes. It was tasty, but most of all, it had a bunch of great veggies "hidden" in it. The stuffing for the shells lacked a little flavor. I loved the idea of adding tofu, but I think it needed either more herbs or cheese (or maybe both. I will definitely make this again but tweak the chessy sauce a little. I also think doing it as a lasagna or lasagna roll-ups would be quicker on those nights when I don't feel like stuffing a bunch of shells. Overall, a great healthy, and kid-friendly dish.

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I must comment. Why do people get on here to talk about THEIR recipes? KIm, did you even try this? Don't you realize there are TONS of stuffed shell recipes out there? I suggest you post your own recipe on a different site, such as allrecipes or recipezaar. Then you can read the comments & see if your recipe is really that good. Or maybe people will just comment about THEIR recipe on your review section. No, I haven't tried this recipe & won't since I don't eat tofu, but I just HAD to write this! I had to rate it, so I just gave it 4 since that's the average.

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I have been making my Stuffed Shells for my family for years. Only instead of using tofu and Cheeses. I put in Italian Sausage, with Mushrooms, Garlic, shallots, and panko bread crumbs. I mix it like a meatloaf and then stuff the shells and top it with a homemade sauce and Cheese.

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It looked good so I decided to try. I agree that it has a weak sauce. I'm giving the recipe 3 stars because it's a healthier alternative, with the cottage cheese and tofu. You sacrifice taste though. All that hard work for a so-so recipe. Not a repeat at our house.

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I'd sure like to know where Melissa shops. It cost me $17. 35 to make this dish, not her promise of $10. The dish was okay.

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The recipe is average, but using cottage cheese in it takes it down to a poor recipe. I guess some cooks like that fake pebbly taste in their Italian-type recipes, but I think it ends up making the cheese rubbery, and takes away from the flavor. And yes, it was expensive for a mediocre recipe.