These amazing stuffed shells recipe is baked in a classic tomato and white sauce with delicious meat and ricotta cheese filling. I like to use a combination of Italian sausage and ground beef to make this a hearty meal to serve to friends and family.
Stuffed shells are a classic Italian recipe consisting of cheese or meat-stuffed pre-cooked pasta shells that are baked with a red or white sauce until the cheese stuffing is hot and melty. This classic recipe is commonly served up for holidays in the United States, however, in Italy and Sicily, this is a traditional Sunday lunch or dinner.
My family makes and serves this up every single Easter for as long as I’ve been alive. It’s a dish I look forward to eating but does require processes similar to that of my lasagna Bolognese recipe.
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Ingredients for this recipe:
• 12 ounce box of jumbo conchiglie rigate
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 peeled small diced yellow onion
• 2 finely minced cloves of garlic
• 8 ounces loose Italian sausage
• 8 ounces ground beef 85/15
• 5 ounces roughly chopped baby spinach
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 pound small diced fresh mozzarella
• 16 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1 ½ cups grated parmesan cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 pomodoro sauce recipe
• 1 bechamel sauce recipe
• salt and pepper to taste