Creamy Ricotta Beef Stuffed Shells
A delightful dish of pasta shells filled with creamy ricotta and ground beef, enveloped in marinara sauce and topped with melted mozzarella.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: None
Ingredients
Scale
- Large pasta shells
- Ricotta cheese
- Ground beef
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 Egg
- Garlic
- Italian seasoning
- Marinara sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Sauté the ground beef with minced garlic until browned.
- Mix the ricotta cheese, egg, shredded mozzarella, grated Parmesan, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Stuff each cooked pasta shell generously with the ricotta mixture.
- Pour marinara sauce over the stuffed shells.
- Add additional mozzarella cheese over the top.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes until bubbly and golden.
Notes
For a twist, add spinach or mushrooms to the filling, or use ground turkey as a substitute for beef.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 80mg