Best 3 Sausage Stuffed Pasta Shells Recipes

SAUSAGE-STUFFED PASTA SHELLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cool water; drain.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Stir ricotta cheese and egg into sausage.
• In medium bowl, mix tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. In 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spoon 1 cup tomato sauce mixture over bottom. Spoon about 2 tablespoons sausage mixture into each pasta shell. Arrange shells on sauce in baking dish. Spoon remaining sauce over stuffed shells.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered about 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

BAKED SAUSAGE-STUFFED JUMBO PASTA SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F (220C)
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta shells until tender, but firm; about 14 minutes. Drain and set aside for future use.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat; cook onion, green pepper and garlic until softened, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; stir in sausage, egg and parsley.,
• Place 1 heaping tbsp mixture in each of the shells. Arrange in greased, 8 inch glass baking dish.
• In a bowl, stir together tomatoes, oregano and salt Spoon over stuffed shells.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses; cover and bake in 425F oven for 20 minutes.
• Uncover and bake further 10 minutes, or until cheese is golden and instant read, digital thermometer inserted in the centre of shell registers 160°F.

SAUSAGE STUFFED PASTA SHELLS RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, cook sausage, onion, red pepper and garlic in large skillet over MEDIUM-HIGH heat 8-10 minutes or until sausage is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently; drain. 2.Mix ricotta, ½ cup mozzarella cheese, ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, egg, parsley and oregano in large bowl. Stir in sausage mixture. 3.Drain shells; rinse with cool water. Spread 1 cup sauce onto bottom 13x9-inch baking dish. Add shells; fill each with about ¼ cup of the sausage mixture. Cover with remaining sauce, and remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Cover. 4.Bake 50 minutes or until shells are thoroughly heated and cheese is melted and lightly browned, uncovering after 30 minutes. Cook's Tips: Substitute green bell pepper for the red bell pepper. Prepare using 1 pkg. Jimmy Dean® Premium Pork Sage or Hot Roll Sausage. Yield 6 servings (3 stuffed shells each)