Sausage Cheese Stuffed Shells With Tomato Mushroom Sauce Food

SAUSAGE & CHEESE STUFFED SHELLS WITH TOMATO MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Tomato Mushroom Sauce:.
• In a frying pan or Dutch oven, cook bacon strips until crisp.
• Remove cooked bacon, and drain on paper towels.
• Reserve 3 Tablespoons bacon fat and discard the rest.
• Using the same frying pan (or Dutch oven), place 3 Tablespoons bacon drippings, mushrooms and garlic into the pan.
• Cook mixture over low heat until mushrooms are softened (be careful not to burn the garlic).
• Add tomatoes, basil and pepper.
• Cook uncovered over medium-high heat for about 15 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens.
• Crumble the bacon and stir it into the sauce, season with a bit of salt (to taste).
• While waiting for the pasta water to boil, start the sausage filling.
• When water is at a rolling boil, add the pasta and cook it according to package directions, until it is almost done.
• When pasta is cooked, drain it, rinse it with cold water, and drain it again.
• Stuff the shells with the sausage ricotta mixture.
• Pasta Stuffing: If necessary, remove casings from sausage, and crumble the meat.
• In a frying pan, cook crumbled sausage over medium to medium-high heat until its browned.
• Drain cooked sausage.
• In a bowl, beat egg into ricotta, stir in cooked sausage, 2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese, salt and parsley.
• Stuff the cooked shells with the sausage cheese filling.
• Bake:.
• Place about half the sauce into a shallow 1 1/2-quart casserole dish or a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Arrange stuffed pasta in sauce lined pan.
• Spoon remaining sauce on top of the stuffed pasta.
• (At this point, the pasta may be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated until the next day*, or baked immediately).
• Cover pan with tin foil, and bake in a preheated 350°F for 30-45 minutes, or until bubbly and heated through.
• Remove from oven, remove foil and sprinkle remaining 4 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese on top of the baked shells.
• *NOTE:If stuffed pasta was refrigerated overnight, remove plastic wrap from the pan and cover the pan with tin foil, bake as stated above, but baking time may be 5-15 minutes longer.

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.

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 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.

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.

STUFFED SHELLS IV

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Set aside in warm water.
• In a large heavy skillet saute mushrooms, garlic and onions. Add ground turkey and cook until evenly brown. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat, and stir in spinach, parsley, cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• Stuff the cooked shells with the mixture, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with spaghetti sauce, and sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with foil, and bake in preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, or until heated through.

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.

SAUSAGE AND CHEESE-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat broiler.
• Remove and discard stems from mushrooms. Brush mushroom caps with dressing; place on rack of broiler pan. Broil, 4 inches from heat, 5 min.
• Press sausage into mushroom caps, adding about 1 tsp. sausage to each cap. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Broil, 4 inches from heat, 3 to 5 min. or until cheese is melted. Serve hot.

SPINACH STUFFED SHELLS WITH A MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9x13 inch pan with nonstick spray.
• Soak mushrooms in hot water.
• In a large saute pan, pour oil saute onions and garlic 1 minute add spinach cook till wilted.
• Remove spinach from pan leaving some garlic and onions in pan.
• Chop the soaked mushrooms (stems discarded) and add to pan with the remaining onions and garlic.
• Add the mushroom soaking water(strained from any grit), white wine and herbs.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook till liquid is all absorbed.
• Add crushed tomatoes.
• Simmer while preparing shells.
• Squeeze liquid from cooled spinach and place juice into sauce and spinach into a bowl with cheeses, egg, nutmeg.
• Mix to blend.
• Adding salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon evenly into shells and place into pan.
• Pour sauce over shells.
• Reserving some sauce for serving at the table.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes.
• Garnish with grated cheese.
• Mangia!

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.