Spicey Stuffed Pasta Shells

Spicy Stuffed Pasta Shells

1 box large pasta shells
1 lb Italian sausage
1 can favorite pasta sauce, or your favorite recipe
½ grated mozzarella cheese
1 recipe cheese stuffing


Cheese Stuffing
1 cup ricotta cheese
4 oz softened cream cheese
¾ cup parmesan cheese
½ beaten egg
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons fresh basil (or 2 teaspoons dried)


Boil water and cook shells to ALMOST al dente, they will continue to cook in the oven. While pasta is cooking brown the sausage in a pan, if you don’t like the spice Italian sausage you can use ground beef. While meat is browning mix together the stuffing mix. When shells are cooked, cool them off under cold running water. Drain on a kitchen towel until cool. Pour your cheese stuffing into a Ziploc bag, and cut the end of it off to use like a piping bag. Carefully pipe the cheese mixture into the shells, and place in a casserole dish. When meat is complete browned add your pasta sauce, and pour over the shells, and top with the mozzarella cheese. Bake in oven 350˚ until heated through and cheese is melted.