Description
Jumbo macaroni shells stuffed with cheese mixture, covered with sauce, and baked.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells
- 4 cups large curd cottage cheese
- 12 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add shells and cook
- stirring occasionally
- until tender yet firm to the bite
- about 8 minutes. Drain
- rinse under cold water
- and set aside.
- Mix together cottage cheese
- mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- eggs
- and garlic powder in a large bowl. Rub oregano and parsley between your palms to pulverize them
- then stir into cheese mixture. Stuff mixture into pasta shells.
- Spread 1/3 of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a 15×10-inch baking dish. Place shells
- seam-side up
- close together in the dish. Spread remaining sauce on top; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly
- 25 to 35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 8