Meat and Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells:

 

Meat and Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells:

Here is a simple and easy pasta recipe for a meat and cheese stuffed shells. Makes a quick and easy supper idea, for the  whole family and or the kids. Try this out tonight and see what you think.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef...
1 large onion, diced
1 garlic clove, chopped
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 egg, beaten
1 (26 ounce) jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
8 ounces tomato sauce
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
18 jumbo pasta shells, cooked and drained
salt and pepper, to taste
1/3 cup dry red wine




Directions:



1)  Boil water for pasta.


2)  Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown ground beef, onion and garlic; drain and cool.


3)  Cook pasta in water, drain.


4)  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.


5)  Meanwhile pasta is cooking, combine meat, mozzarella cheese, bread crumbs, egg and parsley; season with salt and pepper.



6)  Mix spaghetti sauce with tomato sauce; cover bottom of a 13x9 casserole dish with 1/4 of the sauce.


7)  Stuff cooked, drained shells with the meat mixture and place on top of sauce in dish in a row.


8) Add red wine to remaining sauce and mix well; cover shells with sauce and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.


9) Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly and browned.