jumbo stuffed shells
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This is a typical stuffed shell recipe that I concocted when on my cream cheese in everything kick and it turned out really good. Cream cheese makes everything better! I used to cook this home made sauce on the stovetop but I have found better results in a slow cooker. It’s a simple recipe, but delicious with the slow cooked sauce and cream cheese added to the shells. I can’t remember if I put sour cream in this recipe or not, but try it, that’s how you get original recipes! If you’d like a traditional Italian sauce substitute the crushed tomatoes for another can of diced.
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yield
12 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
6 Hr
method
Slow Cooker Crock Pot
Ingredients For jumbo stuffed shells
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64 ozdiced tomatoes with basil
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32 ozwhole tomatoes
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32 ozcrushed tomatoes
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1 pkgitalian sausage, mild
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2 pkgfresh basil
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2 clovegarlic
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1/2 colive oil, extra virgin
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1 cred wine vinegar
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16-24 ozricotta cheese
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8 ozcream cheese
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2 lbmozzarella cheese
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1 boxjumbo shells
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1/4 citalian seasoning
How To Make jumbo stuffed shells
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1Crush and dice 2 cloves of garlic and Coat large skillet with olive oil. Add sausage and garlic and brown sausage thoroughly sprinkling Italian seasoning covering the sausage. Add two cans of diced tomatoes, heat to bubbly then add can of whole tomatoes cutting them in pan with wooden spoon. Lastly, add crushed tomatoes. Let simmer. Transfer sauce to crock pot cooking on low for about 4-6 hours. Add red wine vinegar and olive oil and one package of fresh basil toward last hour of cooking. Sauce is reduced and completely done when you can see black on top.
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2Combine about 20 oz of ricotta cheese in large mixing bowl with softened cream cheese then add mozzarella. Mix enough mozzarella to turn the mixture into a creamy but course mixture around three cups. Add fresh cut basil and mix well.
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3Cook shells as directed then spoon mixture into each shell placing them into a 11x8 glass deep baking dish, add a layer of mozzarella then spoon sauce from crock pot over to baking dish. Top with mozzarella to your liking. I like to use 2 pounds when I make this recipe!
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