Stuffed Giant Shells

Name: Stuffed Giant Shells
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large jars of pasta sauce; 2 pounds ground beef; 16 ounces mozzarella; 1 cup mushrooms (totally optional); Salt and pepper; 1 large box of giant shells (about 36 shells); 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup chopped parsley; 2 eggs; 1 cup bread crumbs (I use finely crushed); 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; 2 cups chopped onion; 3-4 cloves garlic minced; 2/3 cup dry red wine

cindybear @cindybearcooks

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cindybear @cindybearcooks

#GlobalApron 24 week 18 ingredient garlic
I use butter, garlic, and onion in most of my recipes.

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Ingredients

35 minutes

6-8 servings

2large jars of pasta sauce
2 poundsground beef
16 ouncesmozzarella
1 cupmushrooms (totally optional)
Salt and pepper
1large box of giant shells (about 36 shells)
1/2 cupParmesan cheese
1/2 cupchopped parsley
2eggs
1 cupbread crumbs (I use finely crushed)
1 tablespoonItalian seasoning
2 cupschopped onion
3-4 clovesgarlic minced
2/3 cupdry red wine

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Steps

35 minutes

1

Brown beef, onion,garlic and mushrooms. Drain.
2

In separate bowl combine Parmesan cheese, half the mozzarella cheese, bread crumbs, Italian seasoning,1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and eggs. Add to meat mixture and combine.
3

Boil shells in salted water 13 to 15 minutes. Drain Rinse with cool water.
4

Spoon 1/4 of sauce in bottom of large baking dish with high sides. I used a disposable aluminum roasting pan.
5

Stuff shells and place in roasting pan. Mix wine with remaining sauce and pour over shells. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese.Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit 25 minutes, remove foil continue to bake 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and browned.
6

I made 2 pans out of this and froze one prior to baking.