4 Cheese Stuffed Shells

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Salt
  • 8 pieces jumbo pasta shells
  • 1 1/2 pounds ricotta cheese or part skim ricotta cheese
  • 1 pound mozzarella, diced
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 1 cup shredded Asiago
  • 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 or 7 leaves fresh basil, torn or shredded

Directions

Preheat oven or broiler to 450 degrees F.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt water and add pasta. Cook shells 12 to 15 minutes, they should be softened but still undercooked at the center. Drain pasta and cool.

Combine ricotta, 1/2 of the diced mozzarella, a couple of handfuls of Parmigiano and 1/2 of the Asiago. Add parsley to the cheeses and stir to combine.

To a small saucepot over moderate heat add oil, garlic and onions. Saute onions and garlic 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and season sauce with salt and pepper. Simmer sauce 5 minutes and stir in basil leaves

Pour a little sauce into the bottom of a shallow medium sized casserole dish. Fill shells with rounded spoonfuls of cheese mixture and arrange them seam side down in casserole dish. Top shells with remaining sauce and remaining mozzarella and Asiago cheeses. Place shells in very hot oven or 8 inches from hot broiler and cook 6 to 8 minutes to melt cheeses and bubble sauce.

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  • on January 30, 2013

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    The words from my fiance was "out of this world". They really were delicious and i am asked to make these all the time. They are easy to make and worth the time to make the sauce on your own. Yum-o!

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  • on September 26, 2012

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    YUMMY! This is a great recipe. It's noticeably much better than using jarred pasta sauce, but still very simple and quick. I used a 3 cheese blend of parm, asiago, and romano and it worked well. Next time I would add more garlic because I'm big on garlic, but this is my go-to recipe now for stuffed shells!

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  • on February 08, 2012

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    I didnt have asiago cheese, but i used everything else and it came out GREAT! definitely a keeper!

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