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Easy Lasagna Stuffed Shells

Equipment

  • 1 large pot
  • 1 large pan
  • 1 measuring cup
  • 1 casserole dish or 9x13 dish
  • 1 large spoon
  • 1 soup spoon
  • 1 ground beef chopper
  • 1 med/large bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground Italian sausage
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 20 jumbo shells
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions
 

  • In large pot, boil about 20 (1/2 box) jumbo shells for about 8 min. You want them to be undercooked. Drain and rinse shells, then set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • In large pan, add diced onion into 1 tbsp of olive oil and cook until transparent.
  • Add ground sausage and cook using chopper break up meat.
  • When sausage is browned, add garlic and cook additional 2-3 minutes, until garlic is fragrant and sausage is cooked.
  • Remove sausage from heat and pour into bowl. Let cool for a couple of minutes.
  • Add 1 cup of ricotta cheese to the meat, and stir to combine.
  • In casserole dish, cover bottom with a layer of sauce, so that your noodles don't stick to the bottom.
  • Use soup spoon to scoop meat mixture into shells and arrange in casserole dish.
  • Pour desired amount of sauce over top of filled shells.
  • Top with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake in oven at 350 for about 30 min. Until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Ground beef (or any ground protein you like) can be used instead of ground sausage.  I recommend adding 1 tbsp Italian seasoning to your protein if not using the Italian sausage.
  • Any good, melty cheese you like can be used.  If you don't have mozzarella, you can use Monterrey jack or even pepper jack.