Tried and true family favorite! Delicious served with salad, garlic bread and tiramisu!
This is one of those recipes I posted when I first started blogging. Since it's a favorite of mine, I knew I had to do a new and updated post to share this awesome recipe with everyone again! The original post is here.
We ate salad and Mini Garlic Monkey Breads for the sides. It was a perfect meal and it was so nice to hang out with Nary and Jay, the exchange students, and of course my family!
Here is Nary's photo of her plate!
Hope you love this recipe as much as we do!
Italian Ground Beef, Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Shells
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Ingredients (9x13 plus 8x8 pans)
- Filling:
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3/4 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound Italian sausage
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 4 ounces fresh white mushrooms, chopped
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Sauce:
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2- 15 ounce cans tomato sauce
- 1- 14.5 ounce can petite diced tomatoes
- 4 cups tomato juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1-12 ounce package jumbo shells, cooked according to package directions
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese for topping
- parmesan cheese, optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large skillet, cook onions, garlic, ground beef, sausage, Italian seasoning and mushrooms until meat is browned and onions are tender. Add mozzarella, stir until cheese is melted and remove from heat.
Meanwhile in a large saucepan, saute onions and garlic in olive oil for about 10 minutes over medium heat until onions are tender. Reduce heat and add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato juice, sugar, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Add one cup of sauce to the ground beef and sausage mixture and stir. Remove from heat.
Stuff each shell by scooping meat and cheese mixture until full. Set in baking dish and repeat. I usually have a few extra shells leftover. Pour remaining sauce over shells and top each dish with shredded Mozzarella.
Bake for 35-45 minutes or until cheese is browned and sauce is bubbling.
Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top when serving!
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This looks like a wonderful meal for company! My husband really like Italian food, so this would definitely be a hit at our house :) Pinning it!
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DeleteI love stuffed shells and this looks like a great recipe that I will be trying soon. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday and remember to come back and vote on Sunday.
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Thanks Marlys!! Hope you like it!
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Miz Helen
Thanks so much Miz Helen!! :)
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DeleteThis looks like a good recipe. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to have to try this.
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Hope you like it Patricia! It's so good! Thanks for stopping by!
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ReplyDeleteYum! This looks amazing. I haven't made stuffed shells in forever. I think I might try these tonight. Thanks for sharing the recipe at Creative Thursday :)
Michelle
Thanks Michelle! This is my all time favorite meal! Thanks for hosting!
DeleteThese look like a great dinner choice!! Thanks so much for linking up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch!! I hope you will link up again. The party will be live tonight. http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com
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Thanks so much for hosting Nichi! :)
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