Three-Cheese Beef Pasta Shells

An impressive entrée for guests. Prepare in 25 minutes and visit while it bakes.

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ingredients 9
Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 1 hr 20 min

Ingredients

24: uncooked jumbo pasta shells

1: lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef

1: jar (26 oz) chunky tomato pasta sauce

1/4: cup water

1: container (8 oz) chive and onion cream cheese spread

1 1/2: cups shredded 6 cheese Italian cheese blend (6 oz)

1/2: cup grated Parmesan cheese

1: egg

1: to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, if desired

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on package.
2 In 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
3 In large bowl, mix pasta sauce and water. Pour 1 cup of the pasta sauce mixture in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. In medium bowl, mix cheese spread, 1 cup of the Italian cheese, the Parmesan cheese, egg and cooked ground beef. Spoon heaping tablespoon mixture into each shell. Arrange stuffed shells over sauce in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over top, covering shells completely. Cover with foil.
4 Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until bubbly and cheese filling is set. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Italian cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley.

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Expert Tips

For the best results, cook the pasta shells just until al dente (still slightly firm). They are easier to stuff, and they won’t be overcooked during baking.

If you can’t find chive and onion cream cheese spread, just stir 1 tablespoon of each, finely chopped, into plain cream cheese spread.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 490
Calories from Fat: 230),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 26g; 26%
(Saturated Fat 13g, 13% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 110mg; 110%;
Sodium: 1170mg; 1170%;
Total Carbohydrate: 39g; 39%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 11g 11% ),
Protein: 25g; 25%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 20%;
Vitamin C: 8%;
Calcium: 30%;
Iron: 20%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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cookie-luva

report Posted Mar. 4, 2013 9:26 PM

I made these tonight for dinner and they were a hit! My family absolutely love them. I will definitely be making these again.

Ashelli

report Posted Feb. 14, 2013 7:19 PM

I surprised my husband with this dish tonight for Valentine's! He absolutely loved it, as did I! I changed out the ground beef and used sausage instead. I don't know why people are complaining that this is time consuming because it definitely is not. So yummy! Will be making again for sure!

Paris_Annie

report Posted Jan. 1, 2013 8:08 PM

Made this dish for my daughter and her family. I did not have the the chive and onion cream cheese, so used 8 oz. of small curd cottage cheese. Also poured a jar of Alfredo sauce over the shells and added the cheese. Then covered and baked. It was soooo good. The cottage cheese just melted into the meat. Everyone loved it. It made enough for two 13x9 pans. I used a jar of pasta sauce on the bottom of each pan. Served it with Pillsbury garlic-butter cresent rolls.

sdwilliams82

report Posted Oct. 26, 2012 10:23 AM

This is now my new favorite dish to cook! It was easy and didn't take long at all.

springg

report Posted Oct. 8, 2012 8:57 PM

I made this tonight. It was very easy, and did not take a long time to make. I addded sausage spice to the turkey burger I used. Next time I'll make more pasta sauce to add to the shells once it's on our plates. A for sure keeper!