Stuffed Shells Recipe is an easy yet fancy dinner recipe. The Jumbo Pasta Shells are stuffed with a simple mixture of cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper and an egg. Covered with red pasta sauce and baked to perfection, your family will love this meal!
1 1/2cupred pasta sauce (like spaghetti sauce)divided
Instructions
Pre cook the pasta shells. (I suggest cooking a few extra just in case a one rips!) If using your Instant Potto pre cook the shells, cover the shells with water and cook on Manual HIGH for 3 min with a 5 min NPR. If using the stove top, boil the shells until al dente.
Rinse the shells under cold water when they are finished cooking.
While the shells are boiling, make the cheese filling.
Combine the cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper and the egg in a medium sized bowl. Stir thoroughly.
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Pour 1 cup of the pasta sauce on the bottom of an 8x8 pan.
Spoon the filling into each shell, one at a time, arranging the shells in the pan as you go. You will end up with 2 rows of 5 shells.
Pour the additional 1/2 cup of pasta sauce on top of the shells. Top with the remains 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.
Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
Allow the shells to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
If you'd like to add ground beef to this recipe, I would suggest browning the ground beef on the stove top and adding it to the red pasta sauce.