Cream Cheese Stuffed Shells
By
Tara Pacheco
@tnj2008
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Not everyone in my family cares for ricotta cheese. So, I stuffed these yummy little guys with ground beef and cream cheese. They were a hit at the dinner table. Everyone asked for seconds :)
Ingredients
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2 lbground beef
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12 ozbox of jumbo pasta shells
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2 tspminced garlic
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1egg, lightly beaten
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1 Tbspolive oil
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2 tspparsley
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1 tspkosher salt
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8 ozcream cheese, room temperature
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1 jar(s)tomato sauce, + 1 cup
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8 ozmozzarella cheese, shredded
How to Make Cream Cheese Stuffed Shells
- Boil your shells for 8-10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain.
- Mix your ground beef with beaten egg, oil, parsley, salt, and garlic.
- Brown beef mixture over medium heat, until just browned.
- In a large bowl, mix your cooked beef with one cup of sauce and cream cheese.
- Stuff cooked pasta shells with your beef mixture and place in baking dish.
- Top with the remaining sauce and shredded mozzarella.
- Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
