Recipe: Appetizing Stuffed Italian Shells with White Sauce

Stuffed Italian Shells with White Sauce. Heat the besciamella sauce, if it has become too stiff, then gradually pour over the tray (s) of stuffed shells. Don't flood the tray with white sauce. Add some of the pasta water to some of the pasta sauce in a bowl.

Trending Recipe Video This Week on RecipeGirl. They're topped with a simple homemade cream sauce (Bechamel base minus the nutmeg… with the addition of feta cheese). To assemble the shells, use a spoon to fill the pasta shells with the cheese mixture. You can cook Stuffed Italian Shells with White Sauce using 10 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Stuffed Italian Shells with White Sauce

1. It's 1 box of Jumbo pasta shells.
2. You need of sauce.
3. You need 15 oz of Alfredo Sauce in a jar.
4. It's 1 1/2 cup of Shredded Mozzarella cheese.
5. You need 1/2 cup of White wine (I use pinot).
6. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of garlic salt.
7. It's of stuffing.
8. You need 1 lb of Ground Italian sausage.
9. Prepare 12 oz of Ricotta cheese.
10. You need 1/2 can of Italian style chopped tomatoes.

Pour the marinara evenly over the shells, then ladle the white sauce over the marinara in a zig-zag/line design. Just like these spinach lasagna roll ups, or this baked pasta dish, this Italian stuffed pasta recipe is sure to please even the pickiest of eaters. Today, we are stuffing these giant shells, known as Conchiglie in Italian, with a mixture of meat and cheese. Any lean ground meat can be used in this recipe-beef, veal, chicken, turkey or even sausage.

Stuffed Italian Shells with White Sauce step by step

1. Boil shells until cooked, drain then set aside to cool off..
2. Begin to cook sausage..
3. When sausage is mostly cooked, add half can of tomatoes and a splash of wine, continue cooking till done..
4. Add ricotta to the sausage mixture, stir until evenly mixed..
5. Stuff shells with the mixture and place them evenly in the baking dish..
6. Empty Alfredo Sauce into a bowl..
7. Add 1/2 cup of wine to the sauce (I put it in the Alfredo jar and shake it then empty it into sauce)..
8. Add mozzarella, and garlic salt to sauce and mix..
9. preheat oven to 370..
10. Pour sauce over the shells, make sure its even. Give the dish a couple gentle shakes to get sauce in the nooks and crannys..
11. Sprinkle a little bit of mozzarella on top..
12. Bake for 45 mins, then enjoy :-)!!!.

My comfort food of all time is cheesy pasta. And this recipe for Stuffed Shells is the epitome of cheesy pasta. It is one of those recipes that makes my soul--and of course my stomach--very happy! Tender jumbo pasta shells are stuffed with a creamy, cheesy ricotta filling and then smothered in marinara sauce and more cheese and baked to perfection. In a saucepan or skillet over medium-low heat, melt butter.