How to make Stuffed Shells - THREE CHEESE Stuffed Shells Recipe!!

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories, while cream cheese provides a similar texture.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while provolone is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative, while grana padano offers a similar flavor at a lower cost.

Add salt to a pot of boiling water.

Add dry jumbo shells to the boiling water.

Boil the shells for about 7 minutes, until they are partially cooked.

In a bowl, combine 2 large eggs, dried oregano, dried parsley, kosher salt, black pepper, ricotta cheese, parm cheese, and mozzarella cheese.

Thoroughly combine all the ingredients using a potato masher.

Drain the partially cooked shells.

Stuff each shell with a heaping tablespoon of the three cheese filling.

In a 9x13 casserole dish, add 1 cup of spaghetti sauce.

Lay out all of the stuffed shells on top of the spaghetti sauce.

Add more spaghetti sauce on top of the stuffed shells.

Cover the dish with aluminum foil.

Bake in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, remove the aluminum foil and add a light layer of mozzarella cheese on top.

Return to the 350°F oven for about 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

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