Cheese Sausage Stuffed Shells Food

SAUSAGE STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Boil pasta according to package directions. Drain and cool on paper towel.
• Brown sausage in large skillet, on medium heat. Drain fat and return skillet to stove.
• Add diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and cream cheese to skillet, and continue cooking on medium heat, until cream cheese is completely melted. (About 15-20 minutes).
• Pour contents of skillet into large mixing bowl.
• Add beaten egg, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese, and mix thoroughly. Mixture may seem a little watery, but don't worry, it will thicken during baking.
• Spray a 9x13" pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of spaghetti sauce into bottom of pan and spread around.
• Spoon meat mixture into each shell and place in pan. (This recipe should make 16-18 shells).
• Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over the shells.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, spread remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese on top of shells, and return to oven for last 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

CHEESE & SAUSAGE STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta shells according to package directions for al dente; drain and rinse with cold water. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain and return to pan. Add cream cheese; cook and stir until melted., Transfer to a large bowl; cool slightly. Stir in spinach and egg. Add 1 cup mozzarella, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper; mix well. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Spread 1-1/3 cups sauce onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish and 2/3 cup sauce over the bottom of a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Fill pasta shells with sausage mixture; arrange over sauce. Top with remaining sauce., Bake, covered, 45 minutes or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta shells and cook for half the cooking time on the package; make sure not to overcook. Drain and rinse in cool water. Set aside.
• In a bowl, mix together the ricotta, Romano, parsley, basil, egg, some salt and pepper and half of the Parmesan. Stir until combined.
• To assemble, coat the bottom of a baking dish with some sauce. Fill each half-cooked shell with the cheese mixture and place face-down on the sauce. Repeat with the shells until the cheese mixture is gone. Top the shells with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle on the mozzarella and extra Parmesan.
• Bake until hot and bubbly, 25 minutes. Serve with crusty French bread.

SHELLS WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND RICOTTA STUFFING

Steps:

• 1. In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, until pork is no longer pink; drain.
• 2. In a Dutch oven, cook pasta shells according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
• 3. Using a pastry brush, coat sides and bottom of a 3-quart baking dish with oil.
• 4. Pour half of the marinara sauce into baking dish.
• 5. In a large bowl, combine eggs, ricotta cheese, 2-½ cups of mozzarella, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, basil, pepper and prepared sausage.
• 6. Stuff shells with meat mixture; arrange in baking dish.
• 7. Pour remaining marinara sauce over shells.
• 8. Cover and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• 9. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
• 10. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
• 11. Sprinkle with parsley.
• 12. Serve.

SAUSAGE-SPINACH STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Make the stuffed shells: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta shells and cook until just slightly softened but still firm, about 7 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drizzle with olive oil and toss; set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste and stir until heated through, about 2 more minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.
• Combine the spinach mixture, ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, the parmesan, parsley and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Stuff each shell with about 2 tablespoons of the filling; set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the cheese sauce: Melt the butter with the garlic in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the butter begins to foam, add the flour and whisk constantly until lightly golden, about 1 minute. Add the milk and cream, bring to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the parmesan, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and nutmeg to taste.
• Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with olive oil and pour in about two-thirds of the cheese sauce. Add the stuffed shells and top with the remaining cheese sauce. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 20 minutes. Uncover and top with the marinara sauce and the remaining 1 cup mozzarella; continue baking until the sauce is bubbly, 15 to 20 more minutes.

SAUSAGE-STUFFED PASTA SHELLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cool water; drain.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Stir ricotta cheese and egg into sausage.
• In medium bowl, mix tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. In 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spoon 1 cup tomato sauce mixture over bottom. Spoon about 2 tablespoons sausage mixture into each pasta shell. Arrange shells on sauce in baking dish. Spoon remaining sauce over stuffed shells.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered about 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

CHEESY SAUSAGE-STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Set half of the sausage aside for filling. , Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, brown sugar and Italian seasoning to remaining sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Preheat oven to 350°. Drain pasta. In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella, egg, parsley and reserved sausage. Stuff into shells. , Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce into an ungreased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. Arrange stuffed shells in dish; drizzle with remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan if desired. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.

SHELLS WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND RICOTTA STUFFING

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, until pork is no longer pink; drain.
• In a Dutch oven, cook pasta shells according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
• Using a pastry brush, coat sides and bottom of a 3-quart baking dish with oil.
• Pour half of the marinara sauce into baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, ricotta cheese, 2-½ cups of mozzarella, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, basil, pepper and prepared sausage.
• Stuff shells with meat mixture; arrange in baking dish.
• Pour remaining marinara sauce over shells.
• Cover and bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes.
• Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
• Sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve.

CHEESE STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Boil shells according to package directions. Remove from pot with tongs to avoid tearing and allow to cool on a sheet of wax paper.
• Combine eggs, cheeses, and seasonings in bowl.
• Spoon about 3 Tbls. cheese mixture into each cooked shell.
• Spread 2 Tbls of the spaghetti sauce in bottom of 13"x9" baking dish.
• Arrange shells in dish over sauce.Pour remaining sauce over stuffed shells.
• Sprinkle cheese over sauce.
• Bake in 350F degrees oven for 30 minutes.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook shells in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 to 12 minutes. Drain. Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet; place drained pasta on baking sheet to cool.
• Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a heavy skillet. Cook and crumble sausage until it has lost its pink color and begins to brown. Remove from heat; drain off grease.
• Stir half of the shredded cheese and the Italian seasoning into the browned sausage. Spoon mixture into the pasta shells (1 to 2 tablespoons per shell). Arrange stuffed shells in prepared baking dish. Pour marinara sauce evenly over the shells. Top with remaining shredded cheese. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until heated through and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake until browned, 5 to 10 more minutes. Sprinkle with a pinch of Italian seasoning, if desired.

STUFFED BEEF & SAUSAGE SHELLS RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350* Cook sausage and ground beef together until done. In a large bowl mix, sauce & water. Pour 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. In another bowl mix cream cheese, 1 Cup Italian cheese, parmesean cheese and egg. Mix well the add the cooked meat. Spoon heaping tablespoons of mixture into each cooked shell. Arrange in baking dish and top with remaining sauce. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remainder of the italian cheese and put back in oven for 6-8 minutes.

SPINACH, CHEESE, AND SAUSAGE STUFFED SHELLS OAMC

Steps:

• Cook pasta shells according to directions. Drain, rinse, and let drain again.
• Saute onion in oil about 5 minutes. Add ground sausage and garlic. Cook until sausage is done. Cool.
• Beat egg slightly. Add ricotta cheese, mozzerella cheese, parmesan cheese, spinach, and cooled sausage mixture. Mix well.
• Stuff shells. (This is where I flash-froze half of them).
• Put 1 c of spagetti sauce in bottom of corningware (or 9x13 pan, or something else). Add shells. Pour the rest of the sauce on top. Sprinkle with more mozzerella or parmesan cheese, if desired.
• Cook at 350 for 30 minutes, covered. Cook 10 minutes uncovered.

SAUSAGE-STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Set half of the sausage aside for filling. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, brown sugar and Italian seasoning to sausage in pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, combine the cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, egg, parsley and reserved sausage. Stuff into shells. Spread 1/4 cup meat sauce in an ungreased 1-qt. shallow baking dish. Place stuffed shells in dish; drizzle with remaining meat sauce. , Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese if desired. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until filling reaches 160°.

CHEESY SAUSAGE STUFFED SHELLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400º F.
• Cook pasta shells as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, brown sausage in large skillet on medium heat; drain. Combine ricotta and spinach.
• Spread pasta sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Drain shells. Fill shells evenly with sausage; cover with ricotta mixture, using about 1-1/2 Tbsp. for each shell. Place shells over sauce in baking dish. Cover.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through. Top with mozzarella; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

SAUSAGE STUFFED PASTA SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook pasta shells according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Remove and discard casings from sausage.
• Brown sausage in a large skillet, stirring until it crumbles; drain.
• Combine sausage, salt, pepper, egg, and breadcrumbs in skillet; set aside.
• Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce in bottom of lightly greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Spoon sausage mixture into shells, and place in baking dish.
• Pour remaining sauce over shells.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees, for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cheese, and bake, uncovered 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.