Stuffed Shells

by Tiffany on February 5, 2009

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The best thing about this recipe (other than the fact that it tastes really good) is that it makes a lot. The picture only shows half of the recipe. The other half of the shells are in my freezer, waiting for their turn to become dinner.

Gather up your ingredients:

1 box jumbo shells
4 cups (2 lbs) ricotta cheese
2 cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 eggs
3/4 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2-3 jars or cans of spaghetti sauce (I always use the cheap Hunt’s brand sauce for this. It works fine.)
Cook the shells according to the package directions. Drain them and cool in a single layer on wax paper or foil. Meanwhile, combine the cheeses, eggs, and seasonings. Fill each shell with 1 1/2 Tbs. of the cheese mixture.
Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the pan. Place the shells in the pan in a single layer. Cover with remaining sauce. Bake covered at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
I froze the extra shells to use later in a single layer and then placed them in a ziplock bag. To use them, I’ll just assemble the shells and sauce in the pan and bake them a bit longer.
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1 MBB Founder and Editor Denene Millner February 5, 2009 at 8:08 am

Goodness, that looks delicious!

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2 Mommy's Kitchen February 5, 2009 at 9:58 am

Those look so good and they are freezable. Awesome job.

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3 Noah's Mommy February 5, 2009 at 11:34 am

okay…yum?….I think I will totally eat all of those….

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4 Kitten February 5, 2009 at 4:54 pm

Mmmmm…stuffed shells…thanks for the freezer tip!

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5 Donna-FFW February 5, 2009 at 5:56 pm

That looks yummy. I so adore stuffed shells. Now I am craving them.

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6 Sara February 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm

I love dishes like this where you can cook once and eat for two nights.

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7 Michelle February 5, 2009 at 7:38 pm

Looks yummy!

And, I’ve decided…I love that you take a photo of the ingredients all set out! Neato!

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8 Julie February 5, 2009 at 8:23 pm

ooh…yum! I’d love one now.

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9 Denyse February 5, 2009 at 11:31 pm

Thanks for stopping by my blog on my special SITS day and leaving such sweet comments!
I love, love, love your blog and I will definitely be back. We are trying to eat at home more and I feel like I’m always making the same ol’ same ol’. You, my friend, are a valuable resource!

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10 Amanda February 6, 2009 at 9:19 am

I am going to sit down with paper and pen and write down stuff I need to buy to make a bunch of your recipes next week!

Hey, pop over to Moving Forward because I left you some “bloggy love.” You deserved it! (it’s not another award, so to speak).

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11 The Pumpkin Pink Cottage February 13, 2009 at 10:28 am

wow great blog lots of yummy recipes, hugs, lisa

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12 6HappyHearts February 16, 2009 at 6:18 pm

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Love your blog & truly admire your gifting in the kitchen!!!
I'll be back for ideas, thanks for sharing!!

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13 Tina August 3, 2009 at 10:44 am

Printed this one off to. Cant wait to add these to my menu.

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14 foxy August 4, 2009 at 10:25 am

So, you probably don’t remember, but I commented before on your “vacation food” post. I used that idea to make meals ahead of time and take them with us on our recent vacation to the coast. Well, these stuffed shells were one of the items on the menu and they were fabulous and oh-so-easy! I’ll definitely be making them again now that i’m at home. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!!

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15 Tiffany August 4, 2009 at 10:27 am

I’m so glad you liked the Stuffed Shells and that the vacation food worked out well! Thanks for letting me know!

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16 Cheryl August 12, 2009 at 1:32 pm

I made this for dinner on Sunday night. HUGE hit with the family. thanks for the recipe!

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17 Elizabeth February 24, 2010 at 4:39 pm

I just made the shells and stuck them in the freezer. I can’t wait to try them.

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18 Vanessa July 19, 2010 at 5:31 pm

We are preparing for baby to arrive at the end of this week so we’ve been doing some freezer meals. We made this yesterday (along with plenty to go into the freezer) and let me say, we are looking forward to when we pull the stuffed shells out of the freezer. Super easy and delicious! We had it with some garlic bread and a fresh salad. Yummy.

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