No Mess or Stress Stuffed Shells

Sandra Lee

Recipe courtesy Lissa Jean

Show: Semi-Homemade CookingEpisode: Pot Luck Party

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Total Time:
1 hr 20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
1 hr 0 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 box uncooked jumbo pasta shells
  • 1 (26-ounce) jar chunky tomato sauce with onion and garlic
  • 1 (28-ounce) can peeled whole tomatoes
  • 1 package (8) uncooked pre-seasoned meatballs
  • 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
  • 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan
  • 1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 (8-ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese (whole milk)
  • Special equipment: 1 (13 by 9-inch) baking dish or 1 (10-inch) round baking dish

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Prepare shells according to the directions on the box. After cooking shock in an ice bath.

In the large bowl combine the tomato sauce, and the can of peeled whole tomatoes. Break up the tomatoes with a fork. Add 4 of the meatballs to the sauce and break up with a fork.

In a medium bowl combine the ricotta, Parmesan, shredded provolone, egg, basil and Italian seasoning. Stir until well blended.

Pour the ricotta cheese mixture into a resealable bag. Cut 1 corner of the bag and use it to fill each pasta shell with cheese mixture.

Pour 2 inches of the sauce and meatball mixture in the baking dish. Add 12 cheese stuffed shells, top with 1/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese and pour half of the remaining sauce mixture over shells. Place the remaining 12 stuffed shells on top, add remaining sauce mixture and top with remaining mozzarella cheese. Slice the remaining 4 meatballs in half and place around the perimeter of the baking dish.

Cover with foil, and place in oven and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before serving.

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  • on February 04, 2012

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    This was absolutely fantastic!! The only thing I did differently was add more meatballs. My whole family loved this recipe.

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  • on December 19, 2011

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    I used Aidells Teriyaki and Pinapple precooked meatballs from Costco (also available at Safeway and reduced the cooking time to 30 minutes. A real timesaver. Delicious!!

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  • on September 15, 2011

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    i made this for dinner tonight after seeing this on the show this morning, it turned out really good, only thing was i cooked my meatballs half way thru before putting it in the oven. but other than that it was great and i loved it.

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