12 Cheese Stuffed Shells

Bill Wielenbeck's Note:

If you like stuffed shells , you'll love this one, and probably will never buy frozen store bought ones again. It's one of my hit and miss recipes. Everybody I've made them for has loved them.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 18-24

Yield: 3.0 dozen

• 2 (12 ounce) packages jumbo pasta shells
• 8 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 cups Italian cheese blend
• 2 cups Mexican blend cheese
• 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan-romano cheese mix
• 6 eggs
• 3 tablespoons parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 6 cups favorite spaghetti sauce
• 3 lbs browned ground beef (for sauce) (optional) or 3 lbs Italian sausage (for sauce) (optional)
• 6 cups mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Cook pasta as directed on box. Combine cheeses (except the mozzarella cheese), eggs, and seasonings. Mix well. Fill each pasta shell with about 2 tablespoons cheese mixture. Spread thin layer of sauce in bottom of 13x9 baking pan. Place pasta in pan; cover with remaining sauce. Spinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Cover with aluminum foil; bake at 350 for approx 35 mins or until hot and bubbly, take foil off and bake additional 15 minutes makes 18-24 servings. (put remaining shells in freezer bag freezes good for approximately 3-6 months).

Reviews

[One Big Fuzzy]

This was awesome. I used half the amount of ground beef and added hot italian sausage. I added the cooked broken up pieces to the sauce. My husband (who is not a big fan of Italian food) said this was just great! I was able to freeze a couple of batches also for future meals!