Sausage & Cheese Stuffed Shells

Name: Sausage & Cheese Stuffed Shells
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box 12oz. Jumbo Pasta Shells; 1 lb Ground Italian Hot Sausage; 1 16 oz. Container Ricotta Cheese; 3 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese divided; 1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese divided; 1 Salt & Pepper to taste; 1 Garlic Powder to taste; 1 Onion Powder to taste; 3 cup Pasta Sauce; 1 tbsp Parsley Flakes; 2 tsp Olive Oil; 1 Italian Seasoning for garnish

bobp6453 @cook_3132832

These are awesome! Easy to make. Everyone loved them.

bobp6453 @cook_3132832

These are awesome! Easy to make. Everyone loved them.

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Ingredients

1 box12oz. Jumbo Pasta Shells
1 lbGround Italian Hot Sausage
116 oz. Container Ricotta Cheese
3 cupShredded Mozzarella Cheese divided
1 cupGrated Parmesan Cheese divided
1Salt & Pepper to taste
1Garlic Powder to taste
1Onion Powder to taste
3 cupPasta Sauce
1 tbspParsley Flakes
2 tspOlive Oil
1Italian Seasoning for garnish

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Steps

1

Pre heat oven to 350
2

In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil. Enough to cover shells.
3

Cook shells for 9 minutes.
4

Remove shells, drain water, and place on a wax paper covered cookie sheet to cool.
5

In a skillet, brown sausage meat, seasoned with salt &pepper, garlic & onion powder, and set aside to cool.
6

In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, 1 and 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
7

Mix until well blended, add parsley and sausage.
8

Mix together until well blended.
9

Lightly grease a baking pan with olive oil. Add thin layer of pasta sauce.
10

Take shells and stuff each one with sausage and cheese mixture.
11

Place shells in pan, cover with pasta sauce, remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
12

Garnish with Italian Seasoning and bake for 30 minutes.
13

Enjoy!