Giant Cheese Stuffed Shells with Meat

Make these giant cheese stuffed shells with red pasta sauce. These are stuffed pasta shells with ground beef, Italian Sausage and Mozzarella

This giant cheese stuffed shells recipe is from a great friend of ours and is one of our favorite stuffed pasta recipes.   And he was kind enough to not only bring these to a dinner but he also shared his recipe.  These jumbo stuffed shells are filled with seasoned sausage and beef and loaded with Mozzarella cheese.    And then they are covered in a red pasta sauce and topped with more mozzarella cheese. 

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These giant cheese stuffed shells with ground beef and Italian sausage are truly awesome.  And they are a must in your Italian pasta recipe files.     They can be made ahead and popped into the oven right before dinner.  Serve with crusty bread and and  this tomato cucumber olive salad.

Stuffed pasta shells with ground beef and Italian Sausage Recipe:

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Ingredients:

• 1 pound of ground beef
• 1 pound of Italian Sausage
• One and 1/2 pounds of Mozzarella Cheese, grated
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 Tablespoons oregano, dried
• 3 Tablespoons basil, dried
• 1/4 cup dried parsley
• 4 cups of pasta sauce
• 16 ounce box Jumbo Pasta Shells

Instructions:

• Prepare the shells according to package instructions, drain but keep moist
• Remove casings if using link sausage and brown both types of meat in a dutch oven or large skillet
• Add onions and garlic and continue cooking until onions are translucent
• Drain the meat and place in a large bowl, add oregano, basil and parsley
• Stir in one pound of mozzarella cheese and mix well until cheese is melted, add 1 cup of the pasta sauce
• Pour another 1 cup of the sauce into a 13 X 9-inch baking dish to coat the bottom
• As soon as the shells are cool enough to handle, stuff them with the meat mixture and place in dish on top of the sauce
• After all the shells are filled and placed in the baking dish, pour the remaining sauce over the shells coating them well.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top, cover and bake at 300 degrees F for about 35 minutes until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted
• Sprinkle the giant cheese stuffed shells with fresh or dried parsley, optional

Other Italian Pasta Recipes:

• Manicotti
• Pasta Primavera
• Green Chile and Chicken Carbonara

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Print Recipe

Stuffed Pasta Shells

Jumbo Stuffed Shells filled with Seasoned Italian Sausage and Ground Beef in an Italian sauce and covered with cheeses  

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time35 mins

Total Time1 hr 5 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: baked stuffed shells, stuffed pasta, stuffed shells, Stuffed Shells with ground meat, Stuffed Shells with meat and cheese

Servings: 8

Calories: 640kcal

Author: Evelyn

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb Italian Sausage bulk or links
• 1 1/2 lbs mozzarella cheese grated
• 1 large onion chopped
• 4 cloves fresh garlic minced
• 3 Tablespoons oregano dried
• 3 tablespoons basil dried
• 1/4 cup parsley dried
• 1 quart pasta sauce
• 1 16 oz box jumbo pasta shells

Instructions

• Prepare the shells according to package instructions in a pasta cooker, drain but keep moist
• Remove casings if using link sausage and brown both types of meat in a dutch oven or large skillet
• Add onions and garlic and continue cooking until onions are translucent
• Drain the meat and place in a large bowl, add oregano, basil and parsley
• Stir in 1 lb of the mozzarella cheese and mix well until cheese is melted, add about 1/4 of the sauce
• Pour another 1/4 of the sauce into a 13 X 9-inch baking dish to coat the bottom
• As soon as the shells are cool enough to handle, stuff them with the meat mixture and place in dish on top of the sauce
• After all the shells are filled and placed in the baking dish, pour the remaining sauce over the shells coating them well.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top, cover and bake at 300 degrees for about 35 minutes until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted
• 10. Sprinkle with fresh or dried parsley, optional

Nutrition

Calories: 640kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 151mg | Sodium: 1608mg | Potassium: 820mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1315IU | Vitamin C: 13.9mg | Calcium: 506mg | Iron: 4.2mg