Lasagna stuffed shells are a great prep ahead meal for busy week nights. Check out my trick on how to easily stuff the pasta shells with minimal mess.

Serve your family my apple dump cake recipe for dessert, there are only 4 ingredients, or a mason jar with sous vide oreo cheesecake inside! Dessert is so good when it is easy.

Lasagna Stuffed Shells Recipe

We love Lasagna in our house but I make this twist on the recipe using large pasta shells to create lasagna stuffed shells. This recipe has ground beef, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, spinach, parmesan cheese stuffed into large pasta shells nestled in your favorite tomato sauce. But you are welcome to switch up this recipe to fit your favorite flavors.

What is the best way to fill stuffed shells?

For me the best way to fill stuffed shells is using a pastry bag with out a tip! You might try a gallon zip top bag, if you don’t have a pastry bag, but I have always had bad luck with them busting open at the seam. It is probably just me. I know lots of people who have great luck using them.

Lasagna Stuffed Shells Ingredients:

• 1 box large shells (cooked 1 minute less than recommended and cooled to handle)
• 1/2 pound ground beef, cooked
• 1 box frozen, chopped spinach. Thawed and excess water squeezed out
• 16 oz ricotta cheese
• 16 oz. Large curd cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (Freshly grated if you have it. If not, no big deal.)
• 1 egg
• 1 24 oz. jar pasta sauce (your choice!)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

How to make stuffed lasagna shells:

1. Combine ricotta cheese, large curd cottage cheese, parmesan cheese and egg together in a large bowl.
2. Add cooked ground beef and drained, chopped frozen spinach. Stir to combine.
3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook large pasta shells according to package directions.
4. Drain and cool the pasta shells.
5. Fill pastry bag, with out a tip, and pipe the filling into each shell.
6. In a 9×13, spread one jar of your favorite pasta sauce.
7. Place the filled shells on the sauce.
8. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, cover with foil.
9. Bake at 425 for 35-45 minutes.

Printable Lasagna Stuffed Shells Recipe:

Yield: 6 people

Lasagna Stuffed Shells Recipe

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Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 box large shells, cooked 1 minute less than recommended and cooled to handle
• 1/2 pound ground beef, cooked
• 1 box frozen, chopped spinach. Thawed and excess water squeezed out
• 16 oz ricotta cheese
• 16 oz. Large curd cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, Freshly grated if you have it. If not, no big deal.
• 1 egg
• 1 24 oz. jar pasta sauce, your choice!
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Combine ricotta cheese, large curd cottage cheese, parmesan cheese and egg together in a large bowl.
2. Add cooked ground beef and drained, chopped frozen spinach. Stir to combine.
3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook large pasta shells according to package directions.
4. Drain and cool the pasta shells.
5. Fill pastry bag, with out a tip, and pipe the filling into each shell.
6. In a 9x13, spread one jar of your favorite pasta sauce.
7. Place the filled shells on the sauce.
8. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, cover with foil.
9. Bake at 425 for 35-45 minutes.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6
Amount Per ServingCalories 485 Saturated Fat 17g Cholesterol 140mg Sodium 1361mg Carbohydrates 12g Fiber 1g Sugar 7g Protein 37g

originally post march 18, 2016.