Kates Saucy Stuffed Shells 2 Ways 3 Cheese Sausage Meat Recipes

SUPER SPICY STUFFED SAUSAGE SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook pasta according to package instructions.
• While pasta is cooking, cook chopped sausage until browned and cooked thoroughly inside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except marinara sauce(reserve 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese). Add salt and pepper to taste. Add cooked sausage to mixture.
• Drain pasta when it is al dente.
• Pour about 1/2 cup of the marinara sauce in the bottom of a 9x12 baking pan.
• Pick up one shell at a time and carefully stuff 1-2 tablspoons of the mixture into the shell. Place the stuffed shells next to one another inside the baking dish.
• Pour the remaining marinara sauce all over the tops of the stuffed shells.
• Cover dish with foil and bake approximately 40 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling.
• In the remaining 5 minutes, sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 parmesan cheese on top.
• Serve hot!

STUFFED SHELLS FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F Have a small casserole dish ready.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the shells for 10 minutes. Drain and let cool.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, parmesan, salt, basil, and the egg.
• Spread 1/4 cup sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish. Stuff each shell with a small amount of the ricotta cheese mixture and place closely together in the dish. Top with remaining sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 5 -10 minutes or until the cheese is melted on top.

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.