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    Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe

    Published: Mar 28, 2016 · Modified: May 10, 2022 by Candi Elm

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    Try this easy stuffed shells recipe next time you want to make a hearty dinner and the secret is they will think it took hours, but it doesn’t. Then serve it up with some beautiful asparagus for a delicious meal.

    Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe

    Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe on a plate with asparagus and dinner roll

    This weekend I needed to make dinner for family coming to town. I needed something that would fill them up and taste great. I decided to make an easy five cheese jumbo stuffed shells recipe with roasted asparagus. I knew my husband would be thrilled, and I was right.

    This Italian inspired pasta meal comes together so easy and most of the time is in the baking, but we had it on the table in just a short time.

    I started with two jars of Bertolli® Five Cheese sauce. In addition to the cheese I add in the shells, I get cheese in the sauce too. So much more flavor than regular marinara. Find the rest of the recipe below.

    For the Asparagus, I lined a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and placed the cleaned and trimmed asparagus on it. Then I drizzled olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese on top. I baked it for 13 minutes at 425 °.

    Family Dinner Made Easily with fresh ingredients and stuffed shells.

    Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe

    Stuffed shells, asparagus on plate to feed a large family dinner
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    Easy Five Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe

    Try this easy stuffed shells recipe next time you want to make a hearty dinner and the secret is they will think it took hours, but it doesn’t. Then serve it up with some beautiful asparagus for a delicious meal.
    Course Main
    Cuisine Italian
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 527kcal
    Author Candi

    Ingredients

    • 2 jars Five Cheese Sauce
    • 8 oz Jumbo shells
    • 30 oz of Ricotta Cheese
    • 1 egg
    • 1/2 cup of Grated Romano Cheese
    • 8 oz of grated Parmesan Cheese
    • 8 oz of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
    • Fresh Basil Chopped
    • Salt
    • Pepper

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Place shells in salted boiling water in a large pot for 1/2 the time listed on the box. Drain and rinse in cool water.
    • In a large bowl, mix the Ricotta, salt, pepper, basil, egg, Romano and 1/2 of the Parmesan.
    • In a 9 X 13 pan place 1/2 of one jar of sauce in bottom of pan.
    • Fill the shells with cheese mixture and place face down lined up in pan.
    • Add remaining sauce from first jar on top. Continue to add shells and use 2nd jar of sauce on top and sprinkle Mozzarella cheese and remaining Parmesan Cheese.
    • Bake in oven for 25 minutes.

    Notes

    Cover with foil and freeze this unbaked. Thaw overnight and you’ll have dinner ready to bake when you get home from work. Perfect for busy nights.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 527kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 128mg | Sodium: 849mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 967IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 689mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Tips for filling the Cheese stuffed shells

    Quick Tip: After mixing cheeses in a bowl, fill a pastry bag with mixture. Then fill each shell. This will cut your time in half. If you don’t have pastry bags, you can use a large baggie and cut a hole in the bottom corner.

    I served this 5 cheese stuffed shells with roasted asparagus and some dinner rolls. We were able to eat off of it for two meals and that is always a good thing.

    Stuffed jumbo shells, asparagus on plate to feed a large family dinner

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    About Candi Elm

    Candi Elm is a wife and mom who shares how you can simply create a sweet life with weekly encouragement, recipes, household budgeting, and organizing tips. She currently lives in Southern California while blogging, baking, and living life to the fullest.

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    1. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

      March 28, 2016 at 9:03 am

      I grew up in a big Italian family, so meals like this are a staple in my life. OMG yours looks so YUM!

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    2. [email protected] says

      March 28, 2016 at 9:21 am

      This recipe looks SO yummy. The hubbie would love it!

      Reply
    3. Cristina says

      March 28, 2016 at 10:00 am

      These look delicious and not that hard to make! I thought stuffed shells would be a lot more complicated but these are worth a try. Thanks!

      Reply
    4. Karen says

      March 28, 2016 at 1:22 pm

      YUM! These stuffed shells look so yummy! They also look really easy to cook – which is a “must” for my meals! And I can freeze half of them so win-win!
      Karen | GlamKaren.com

      Reply
    5. Dani CC says

      March 28, 2016 at 3:58 pm

      5 stars
      I love this recipe. Excited bc I can make it gluten free! Good incorporation of veggies with your carb!

      Reply
    6. Debra says

      March 28, 2016 at 4:27 pm

      This sounds absolutely amazing! I really love cheesy pasta dishes and this seems like just the ticket!

      Reply
    7. Rachel says

      March 28, 2016 at 7:41 pm

      Only my oldest and myself like Italian food and I really try to stay away from pasta. SO once in a great while as a treat for my oldest, I will make him his own pan of lasagna or just last weekend I made him an entire pan of stuffed shells. He ate it for dinner all week! These look good and super easy to make. Maybe I should teach him this recipe!

      Reply
    8. Rose Sahetapy says

      March 29, 2016 at 1:53 am

      Gosh..this looks so delicious! I love Italian food and everything about it I will say yes -:) I’ve never tried the combination of pasta and Asparagus, but I bet they complimenet each other.

      Reply
    9. KRYSTLE COOK says

      March 29, 2016 at 6:17 am

      I love stuffed shells. My mom used to make these for me as a kid only they had broccoli in them. So good! I only wish my son liked ricotta so I could make them now.

      Reply
    10. tp keane says

      March 29, 2016 at 7:06 am

      Oh wow. These look so good. I can’t wait to try them out and see what the family thinks. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    11. Mariah says

      March 29, 2016 at 8:27 am

      Thats one big pasta pan! That looks delicious! I need to make pasta more often than I do, we try to stay away from it otherwise we would be eating it on a daily basis!

      Reply
    12. Lesley Carter says

      March 29, 2016 at 9:53 am

      I made this last night and my husband LOVED it! It’s going in our weekly rotation.

      Reply
    13. Sheena Tatum says

      March 29, 2016 at 12:00 pm

      I admit that I’m horrible when it comes to making Italian food because I’m not a big fan of it. Yours look so good and easy! Can’t wait to try it!

      Reply
    14. Heather says

      March 29, 2016 at 1:33 pm

      Yum! This looks awesome! I am always afraid to make things like this because it seems complicated, apparently not so complicated! I am going to have to try it for this weekend!

      Reply
    15. Megan McCoig says

      March 29, 2016 at 2:22 pm

      I’m a huge cheese fan, and carbs to – especially pasta. This would be perfect for me when I’m craving both, perfect recipe! Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
    16. Ana De- Jesus says

      March 29, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      You have read my mind I was literally thinking of what I could cook for a midnight feast. Thank you for the inspiration x

      Reply
    17. Dawn McAlexander says

      March 29, 2016 at 7:08 pm

      This looks really tasty and pretty easy to make – the best part. The more cheese the better is what I always say.

      Reply
    18. Brittany says

      March 29, 2016 at 7:28 pm

      This sounds delicious and seems pretty easy to make! I’ll have to try this.

      Southern Soul

      Reply
    19. Paula says

      March 30, 2016 at 12:21 am

      These look delicious and I would LOVE to add them to our weekly menu! I know my son would love the shells, he always wants the shell “Mac N Cheese.” Maybe this would finally entice him to eat something other than Kraft dinner.

      Reply
    20. CourtneyLynne says

      March 30, 2016 at 6:11 pm

      Omg these stuffed shells look amazing!!!!! So giving your recipe a try! I’m sure the family will love them.

      Reply
    21. Laci says

      March 30, 2016 at 6:45 pm

      Yum this definitely my type of food I think j may try this as soon as Saturday thanks !! Love it !!

      Reply
    22. karissa Ancell says

      March 31, 2016 at 11:40 am

      This looks like such a good dinner idea. I’m going to pin it to my food to try board for a future dinner idea.

      Reply
    23. Kim says

      April 04, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      This recipe could easily become a family favorite! YUM!

      Reply
    24. Amanda @ The Kolb Corner says

      April 06, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      Looks delicious! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!

      Reply
    25. Tanisha says

      April 17, 2016 at 6:16 am

      Omg this recipe looks so yummy and simple! I’ve been wanting to do a few dinners during the week that aren’t meat based, so this is perfect! Pinning to my dinner board now, thanks for sharing! 🙂

      Reply
    26. Amy says

      March 05, 2017 at 12:04 pm

      Wonderful! I will be making this easy dish a lot! I love noodles.

      Reply

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