Stuffed Shells Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 12 large shell pasta
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion

  diced
• 2 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 pound ground beef

  or ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground venison
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (6-ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 cup Greek yogurt

  or sour cream
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese

  or Ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Instructions

• 1 Prep. Preheat oven to 350º F. Spread 1 teaspoon of olive oil on 9×13 baking
  dish. Set aside.
• 2 Cook pasta shells to al dente according to the package instructions. Drain and
  set aside.
• 3 Cook vegetables and meat. Cook the onion and garlic until tender, about 3
  minutes. Add and brown ground beef. Drain away any drippings.
• 4 Make the filling. Stir the cheeses and yogurt into the beef mixture.
• 5 Make the sauce. Meanwhile, add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and
  seasonings to a saucepan and cook until heated throughout.
• 6 Assemble. Spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
  Spoon the filling mixture into each of the cooked pasta shells. Arrange in the
  baking dish.
• 7 Add sauce and bake. Top each of the shells with the remaining tomato sauce.
  Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes; remove the foil and
  bake for 10 more minutes.
• 8 Serve. Stuffed shells are ready to serve or cool and store for serving later if
  making ahead.

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