Stuffed Pasta Shells

Stuffed Pasta Shells

4.6 of 5 (83)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 370.2
  • Total Fat: 17.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 75.6 mg
  • Sodium: 696.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
  • Protein: 24.3 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Stuffed Pasta Shells calories by ingredient


Introduction

An Italian treat for dinner. An Italian treat for dinner.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    Jumbo Pasta Shells about 24
    8 oz Prego 100% natural Traditional Sauce
    1 c cottage cheese
    4 oz Mozzarella Cheese grated
    3 Tbsp Kraft Parmesan Cheese
    1 Egg
    8 oz Ground Beef
    1 Onion, diced small
    1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

Brown beef, onion and garlic. Add sauce and heat through, set aside. Cook pasta according to directions on box. Drain and rinse with cold water until you can easily touch pasta. Mix cottage cheese and egg, add mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and blend well. Spray baking dish with cooking spray and place 3/4 c. sauce mixture on bottom. Take each shell and stuff it with about 1 Tbsp cheese mixture and meat then place in dish. Continue to stuff shells until all ingredients are used up. Pour remaining sauce over shells, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 min. uncovered and let set 15 min before serving.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    This was great! I made it last night but I substituted ground turkey for the beef and added a little chopped spinach to the cheese mixture. I also skipped the bottled sauce and made mine using canned toms, onion, garlic, etc. We're watching our sodium around here. - 4/1/09


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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    You can also use cannelloni to stuff the mixture in, and they don't need to be cooked before baking. - 4/1/09


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    One of the best spark recipes by far. I felt like I was eatting something from an italian restaraunt. The entire family enjoyed. I also used lowfat cottacge cheese and lowfat mozzarella but I did not miss out on the fat. I will definately make this one again. - 1/19/09


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I did som substitutions cheese to spinach and onion and garlic saute and homemade sauce - 3/12/17


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I am not a cook by any means. I actually enjoyed putting this together and it tasted great. My husband and I both said it was going to be made again. I did use the whole jar of sauce and next time I will be adding spinach and mushrooms and re calculate it. - 3/10/09


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    Great - 7/6/21


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    Good
    good - 1/3/20


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    Very Good
    This was pretty good. I think, for my family, I would need to add more sauce as it was kinda dry. - 4/3/19


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 2/27/19


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    Incredible!
    Delicious recipe! - 12/28/18


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    Very Good
    I made this recipe and it is really come out good. - 7/16/18


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    This recipe is quick, easy, and delicious! - 6/19/18


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    Incredible!
    Very good recipe! - 6/5/18


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    Looks worth a try. - 5/25/18


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    Good
    Good - 5/2/18


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    Incredible!
    Family favorite - 4/20/18


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    Incredible!
    tasty - 4/20/18


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    Pasta is a favorite! - 4/15/18


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    Good
    Love pastas - 4/2/18


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    Incredible!
    I am Italian and make these all the time, but with many substitutions. I do not cook the shells, I use Ricotta Cheese, and no salt Marinara Sauce or make my own I have made these for years and my son will eat them all. - 3/20/18


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    fat and carbs - 3/15/18


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    Incredible!
    A little more calories than I would have liked--but very delicious! - 3/12/18


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    Really good with eggplant as well. - 12/18/17


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    Very tasty - 11/4/17


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    Very Good
    Really good stuff yum.... - 10/12/17


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    Made it just the way the recipe is and it was delicious. - 9/28/17


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    Looks good! - 9/16/17


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    nice - 8/25/17


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    O.K.
    I made it without meat substituted spinach instead and i loved it - 5/29/17


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    Incredible!
    I'm a veggie so used spinach instead of the ground beef. More Parmesan to perk up the spinach and had shredded mozzarella in the house instead of grand. Was great. Would make it again in a heartbeat. - 5/24/17


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    Great substitutes offered. - 4/26/17


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    REALLY DELICIOUS - 4/23/17


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    Very Good
    Good! - 4/3/17


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    Easy to cut the sodium which makes it very good and easy - 4/2/17


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    Yum - 3/31/17


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    Great recipe!!! - 3/30/17


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    This really sounds good for dinner tomorrow night. - 3/26/17


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    Very Good
    I love stuffed shells and this is a good recipe However, I made it a meatless meal. - 3/18/17


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    I'm going to try this one soon. I wanted my DH to make me his lasagna for my BD(tomorrow), but he's not up to it, so I thought I'd make this this coming week. I can't wait. I'll add some mushrooms, garlic & maybe a bit of onion, oh and gotta' add some basil ! - 3/17/17


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    This is easy, filling and delicious. Please try it, if you love pasta. - 3/9/17


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    Very Good
    fam loved it and it was easy to make. - 2/24/17


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    I make these Keto style by using mini peppers cut in half lengthwise and stuffed. - 2/23/17


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    Incredible!
    EXCELLENT! - 2/18/17


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    Very Good
    My husband helped me put this together and we really enjoyed cooking it together! - 2/16/17


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    Incredible!
    YUMMY - 2/15/17


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    YUM - 2/13/17


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    Very Good
    nice - 2/9/17


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    Incredible!
    It was great, kids loved it and really tasty. - 2/7/17


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    Incredible!
    So tasty! - 2/6/17


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    O.K.
    high in sodium....so I'll leave off the cottagecheeese - 2/2/17


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    Incredible!
    Very delicious ! - 2/1/17


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    This looks great! I will try it this weekend for my family. - 2/1/17


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    Sounds good - 2/1/17


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    This one's great! Though I used my own homemade tomato sauce saved and frozen for times like this. - 2/1/17


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    This was so filling! Loved it! I had a huge salad with it too - 2/1/17


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    Incredible!
    Delicious!!! - 1/31/17


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    Incredible!
    GREAT RECIPE, I WILL BE MAKING AGAIN. - 1/31/17


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    Yummy - 1/29/17


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    Will be trying this one soon - 1/28/17


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    Can't wait to try this - 1/27/17


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    Very Good
    Good. - 1/27/17


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    Making this tonight - 1/25/17


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    This sounds great! I am going to use Ground Turkey instead of the beef!
    - 1/24/17


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    Incredible!
    Even my very picky son loves this recipe! This has become one of our favorites, it's not too putzy and we like it better than lasagna. - 8/15/15


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    Incredible!
    Everyone loved it!! So easy to put together. - 1/18/15


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    Very Good
    Made it pretty much as written. Everyone in the family liked it. - 1/21/14


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    Incredible!
    Loved it! My husband was a HUGE fan of this recipe! Very easy to make and will be making again soon! - 2/20/12


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    Very Good
    Very tasty. Added spinach, basil and parsley to the cheese mixture. - 2/2/12


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    Very Good
    Tied this tonight and my family loved it. Served with a side salad and garlic cheese english muffins. Used more sauce and turkey beef and sausage - 1/1/12


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    Very Good
    Just made this dish! SO very good! will be making this again soon! - 8/6/11


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    Incredible!
    Very cool! My 2 year old loved it :) I will make this again! :) - 8/4/11


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    Incredible!
    Awesome with ground turkey. - 7/6/11


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    Very tasty and easy to make. Served for company tonight and it was a hit. - 2/10/11


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    Incredible!
    Excellent and easy to make. I used turkey. - 1/2/11


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    Incredible!
    Kids loved it. Exchanged ground turkey for the ground beef and added spinach to the filling. - 8/31/10


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    Incredible!
    This is GREAT. I will be making this again. - 7/22/10


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    Incredible!
    This was excellent. I actually added some spinach and mixed a little bit of the sauce mixture in with the cheese mixture to stuff the shells with. Very good and filling!!!!! Only had 2 shells instead of the serving size of 4 - 7/14/10


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    I made this tonight but substituted with ground turkey. It was SOOOOO good. My picky eating step-son actually devoured it. I will definitely be making this again. - 4/22/10


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    Incredible!
    My family loved this recipe...my 8 year old son, who is VERY picky asked if I would make this for his birthday dinner. Definitely a keeper at our house - 3/30/10


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    My whole family LOVED this recipe! We have been trying new recipes every night for the last 2 months and this is the only one that we all loved so much that I'm making it again. - 2/8/10


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    Incredible!
    I made this last night but added spinach and omitted the cottage cheese. It was great! My husband kept going back for more. This will definitely be on my regular rotation. Yea! It's like eating comfort food with a great presentation! - 1/9/10


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    MY HUSBAND USE SAUSAGE INSTEAD OF BEEF. ADDED SPINACH YUM YUM - 11/12/09


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    Incredible!
    This was amazing! Thank you for sharing. I also added spinach and used ricotta instead of cottage cheese. It was excellent, I will be making this again very soon! - 11/11/09


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    Very Good
    I substituted ground turkey and didn't have shells so used Barilla omega 3's rotini. It was satisfying and delicious. Thank you for sharing. - 6/25/09


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    Very Good
    Was really good, wanted to eat alot more than 1 serving but hadnt planned appropriately! Substituted Ground Turkey for the beef - 4/16/09


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    Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Sounds delicious, but I think I'll use only half of the meat. Otherwise way to much cholesterol. - 4/1/09


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    this sounds yummy - 4/1/09


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    Incredible!
    This was a great way to use up leftover spaghetti sauce. Will definitely make again! - 3/20/09


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    Incredible!
    I really enjoyed this. We ate it for dinner and are both having it again for lunch today! I used Fat Free Cottage Cheese and the flavor was still great! (I also left out the onions b/c no one in my house will eat onions)


    - 2/12/09


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    Very Good
    This was wonderful! My whole family loved it! We will make this again! - 1/31/09


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    Incredible!
    fantastic!! So good!! Thank you!! :) - 1/22/09


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    Incredible!
    FANTASTIC!!! What a great find! My husband LOVES creamy-cheesy pasta and I have not found a recipe yet that was both healthy AND tasty!!! We loved it and it will DEFINITELY be worked into my regular recipes.

    THANKS FOR SHARING!!! WONDERFUL and I will recommend it to EVERYONE!!!
    - 1/8/09


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    Incredible!
    This was great!!! - 8/12/08


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    Incredible!
    This was very Delicious. My family loved it. But I did use the low fat cottage cheese. - 6/4/08


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    Incredible!
    Everyone just loved this!!! - 5/29/08


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    Incredible!
    Made this for company...everyone loved it! Made some with ground tukey and just as good! - 5/19/08


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    Incredible!
    yummy!!! - 5/10/08


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    THIS WAS ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC I GOT SO MANY COMPLIMENTS ON THIS MEAL... THANK YOU - 5/5/08


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    whole family loved it. I also used more sauce than called for but not the whole jar. - 4/30/08


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    Incredible!
    We used Manacotti instead of the shells and it was fantastic. We also used more sauce. We will definately be making this one again. Thanks for sharing. - 4/19/08