Jumbo pasta shells with cheese filling
Jumbo pasta shells with cheese filling recipe in the pasta category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 pounds ricotta cheese
- 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, diced
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Nutmeg, to taste
- 4 cups spaghetti sauce
- Jumbo pasta shells
Recipe method:
- Mix ricotta, mozzarella, eggs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.
- Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mix until well blended. Set aside.
- Parboil the shells in 5 quarts of salted, boiling water, stirring occasionally. Drain at once in colander.
- Fill parboiled shells immediately with filling mixture.
- Cover bottom of baking dish with spaghetti sauce.
- Arrange filled shells side by side in a single layer in baking dish.
- Pour remaining sauce over the filled shells and bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Serve piping hot.
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