Donnetta's Stuffed Italian Shells
Donnetta's Stuffed Italian Shells

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My comfort food of all time is cheesy pasta. And this recipe for Stuffed Shells is the epitome of cheesy pasta. It is one of those recipes that makes my soul-and of course my stomach-very happy!

Donnetta's Stuffed Italian Shells is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Donnetta's Stuffed Italian Shells is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook donnetta's stuffed italian shells using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Donnetta's Stuffed Italian Shells:
  1. Prepare Italian dish
  2. Make ready 1 1/2 lb lean ground beef
  3. Prepare 1/2 lb sausage
  4. Prepare 1 small onion chopped fine
  5. Take 1/2 tsp oregano
  6. Prepare 1 tbsp garlic pepper
  7. Get 18 each large pasta shells
  8. Get 2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  9. Make ready 4 cup good marinara sauce

Steps to make Italian stuffed shells with ground beef filling. Heat a large pot of water on the stove to medium-high and boil water with large pasta shells as directed until cooked al dente. This is a good time to start cooking the ground beef filling. For an Italian-style Sunday lunch, there are some dishes that are an absolute must: lasagna, stuffed cannelloni… but also baked pasta, or pasta pasticciata with meat sauce broiled in the oven.

Steps to make Donnetta's Stuffed Italian Shells:
  1. Brown ground beef and sausage until done. Drain if it has an excess of grease.
  2. While the meat is cooking, boil the shells in salted water with a little olive oil. Cook until al dents, drain and rinse in cold water and set aside.
  3. To assemble in a 9×13 pan. Spray pan lightly with cooking spray.
  4. Spread a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of the pan.
  5. Fill each shell with meat full but not bulging.
  6. Place the filled shells in the pan.
  7. Top filled shells with remaining sauce. (Use a little more if you like.)
  8. Sprinkle mozzarella on top of sauce.
  9. Bake at 350° for 30 to 45 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

For a prettier presentation, though equally tasty - try stuffed pasta shells, shells filled with meat sauce and stringy cheese. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Italian stuffed shells with ground beef and cheese (three kinds) is really easy to make. Here's a quick overview of the recipe: Start by boiling the jumbo shells. Brown the beef and make the meat sauce.

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