These shells are a family favorite. Four cheeses are stuffed into jumbo shells and doused with delicious sauce! Add this to your dinner rotation pronto!
Hello friends. I am tired. I started a new job last week that is leaving me a little bit extra sleepy. I will be spending Monday through Wednesday away from home until the end of October. This is a huge change for our family! I miss my boys immensely while I am away. Luckily I keep very busy, so the time goes by quickly.
Goooooood things are comin’ our waaaayy.. Can you tell me the song that line comes from? (The first person to comment with the correct answer will receive a special treat in the mail!) Can you tell I need sleep?!
The weekends are our time to reconnect as a family after a long week. Since it is still skydiving season, we typically do our reconnecting at the dropzone. I made these stuffed shells a few weekends ago for Dan and I and a few skydiving friends. The boys had been tucked into their trailer-bathroom-turned-bunk-beds by the time we were eating, so they sadly were not able to taste the deliciousness. Next time.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
Cook a 12-oz. box of jumbo shells in boiling water, 2 to 3 minutes short of the package directions. Drain, rinse and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine:
15-oz. container ricotta cheese
1 cup Muenster cheese, shredded
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Asiago medium cheese, shredded
1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
Mix well.
Stuff a spoonful of the cheese mixture into each cooked shell.
Place the stuffed shells cheese-side-up into the prepared baking dish.
Pour a 28-oz. jar of spaghetti sauce evenly over the stuffed shells.
Top that with 1 cup of shredded Muenster cheese and 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, for 50 minutes.
Serve warm with garlic bread and a green salad like this one or this one!
I want to thank you all for reading my blog. Seriously, I appreciate every eye that lands on this website. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Enjoy this yummy pasta, and have a great rest of your week!
Four-Cheese Stuffed Shells
Ingredients
- 12 oz. jumbo shells pasta
- 15 oz. ricotta cheese
- 1 cup Muenster cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 cup Asiago cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 28 oz. spaghetti sauce
- 1 cup Muenster cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Cook the jumbo shells in boiling water 2-3 minutes short of package directions. Drain and rinse.
- In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, 1 cup of Muenster cheese, ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, Asiago cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix well. Stuff a spoonful of the cheese mixture into each cooked shell. Place the stuffed shells cheese-side-up into the prepared baking dish.
- Evenly pour the spaghetti sauce over the stuffed shells. Top with 1 cup of shredded Muenster cheese and ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Serve warm with garlic bread and green salad.
Nutrition
Ok – I cheated. Google is quite handy. Up with the Bird by Cold Play?
Or Good Things are comin our Way by Liam Frost.
I want this pasta now!
Anyhoo – I did cheat – so feel free to disqualify me! Love your blogs!
Is it ColdPlay? This recipe looks delicious. The twins LOVE pasta! I will try it next week with my home canned sauce!
Rival Schools – Good Things!
Album: "EP Collection"
the bird P>J> Colby
My, my, my, my, my.
good things are coming my way, yay, yeah
Darling,
won't you lend me your ear
and i'll whisper
things you might wanna hear
well it looks like
after such a long time
good things are coming my way,
my-my way
Thrills me
when you're walking with me
and it chills me
when you're talking with me
My hand looks like
after such a long time
that good things are coming my way
yay, yeah
It looks like love has finally come my way
and if you know when to tell it
yeah, yeah
just say that you are feeling the same way
and that you'll never forget
my, my, how i
Way dear
is for someone like you
to tell all
over my troubles too
my hand looks like
after such a long time
that good things are coming my way
my, my, my, myself
(instrumental)
My hand looks like
after such a long time
that good things are coming my way
yay, yeah
It looks like love has finally come my way
and if you know when to tell it
yeah, yeah
just say that you are feeling the same way
and that you'll never forget
my, my, how i
Way dear
is for someone like you
to tell all
over my troubles too
my hand looks like
after such a long time
that good things are coming my way
yay, yeah
My, my, my, my, my, my, my
good things are coming my way, yay, yeah
my-my-my, my, my, my, my
good things are coming my way, yay, yeah
my, my, my, my, my, my, my
good things are coming my way
Christine, you got it! Up With the Birds by Coldplay! Can you please message or email me your mailing address?
I'd drop a couple zones for one of these!
Wow…maybe I need some sleep too 🙂 These are super yummy. And I'm excited about your new job! It sounds like its a bit frazzling right now but big opportunities are big opportunities! Good luck!
I'm a fan of anything that is titled "Four Cheese…" 🙂 YUM!!
Good luck with the new job! Sorry you have to be away for 3 days a week 🙁
Decadent. I think I gained weight just looking at the photos! And I had to wipe the drool off my keyboard. 🙂
I definitely under-use asiago and ricotta. I don't know why I'm so restricted to certain types of cheese! I've never even HEARD of Muenster. I need to get out more. I know I should talk more about the shells, but I'll admit that I'm focused on that sauce! I just want some bread to soak it all up!
just discovered your blog. i lalalove it!
I'm making these right now for me and my neighbor! I'll be back to tell you how much I love them 🙂
This recipe looks really good. I am going to try it this weekend. Can I use other cheeses? For example Sharp or Mild Cheddar, Mozzella, or Swiss. BTW, this is the first time that I have every posted a comment to anyone's blog.
This is a family favorite of ours. An Easter Sunday tradition served with a Ham and Sweet Bread:) I make the Ricotta from scratch and usually substitute spinach for the parsely. I would never use cheddar of Swiss, stick to the Italian cheeses.
am trying the recipe, but absolutely hate Adobe – I like to cut and paste into word and Adobe won't let you do that
I cook for the people that need a had up and I will try this. I made stew last week and they loved it.
Making this tonight!! I'm a new cook and can't wait!!!
To any one who has made this could you tell me how much it made? How many people could I feed without altering the recipe?
Hi Kaylie! This recipe serves approximately 8 people. Hope this helps!
Megan
Can something be substituted for ricotta? These sound delicious…but I really don't care for ricotta. 🙂
Hi Rebekah! Cottage cheese would be a great substitution for ricotta. If you don't like CC either, substitute any type of cheese and it will be great! I hope this helps!
Megan
I have made this twice now and it always comes out amazing!! It has quickly become my "go to" for dinners where there isn't a lot of time to prepare. When we have guests for dinner they always think I have spent a LOT more time on it than I actually have 🙂 Thanks so much!
I just made this for dinner tonight and it was wonderful! The only thing was that I had to double the filling recipe to have enough to fill all the shells. Very quick and easy to make though and more than enough fill the entire families bellys! Will definitely be making again!
Would this recipe freeze well?
Hi Megan! Yes, this would freeze great! Hope this helps!
Megan
This recipe looks great! Can't wait to try it
I'll be trying this within the week! Shopping tonight for the ingredients! Can't wait! Looks amazing!
I am heading for a romantic weekend at a cabin and plan to pre make this and take with …Any suggestions for easy lunches?
Hi Dawn! How about these for an easy lunch?
http://www.pipandebby.com/pip-ebby/2013/8/12/hawaiian-ham-and-cheese-sandwiches-tailgate-sandwiches.html
Or tuna salad?
http://www.pipandebby.com/pip-ebby/2013/8/26/tuna-salad.html
This recipe is awesome AS IS.
Sometimes I add a but of meat sauce in the bottom of each shell… but my husband loves this recipe either way. Serve with bread. This is now my go to stuff shell recipe, look no further!
Love it! Only change I made was a slightly beaten egg to the cheese mixture. Balances out the ricotta some….
Ooo, great idea, Lee! Thanks for the comment!
Megan
Coldplay – Things are coming our wayy
Good Things’ by Rival Schools
This is the ONLY stuffed shell recipe I use! Even my picky 4 year old granddaughter tore these up! Like comment previous to mine,look no further?
So glad to hear it. Thanks for coming to share!