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Stuffed Shells Formaggio

Stuffed Shells Formaggio

Stuffed Shells Formaggio is a delicious Italian dish that features large pasta shells filled with a cheesy mixture of ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan and sometimes other cheeses.

Ingredients

Units Scale
12 ounces jumbo pasta shells 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated 2 pounds ricotta cheese 4 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 8 ounces spaghetti sauce

Instructions

  1. In an 8 quart pot, bring water to a boil and cook shells for 8 minutes, Drain, and cool immediately with cold water. Place open side down on paper towels to drain well.
  2. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ingredients except the spaghetti sauce.
  4. Place a thin layer of spaghetti sauce onto the bottom of a 12 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
  5. Spoon the cheese mixture into each pasta shell and place open side up, in a single layer, in the baking dish.
  6. Pour the remaining sauce over the stuffed shells.
  7. Loosely cover with aluminum foil, and bake for 40 minutes.

Notes

Recipe by Lisa Stapor

Photo credit: jeffreyww / CC BY