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“I make these rich shells for parties or for friends- and I always get rave reviews! It will surely please anyone and even have them asking for the recipe.” —Bekie Anderson, Austin, Texas
Nutritional Facts 2 stuffed shells equals 554 calories, 42 g fat (26 g saturated fat), 139 mg cholesterol, 975 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 26 g protein.
Originally published as Bacon-Cheese Stuffed Shells in Taste of Home October/November 2010, p38
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Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2011 by great grand ma
Sounds good--but way too much work and expensive for person living alone!Would like to try it on a smaller scale
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by thelaw439
One of my family and friends favorites. Made a few adjustments for personal preference. Cheaper alternative to all the cheeses is to buy a bag of Sargento's Italian blend and substitute it in the place of Asiago and the Romano. Recipe is rich, so it is fabulous by first putting a large spoon full of your favorite tomato sauce on the base of your plate, then serve pasta on top. Our family omits onions and mushroom step altogether. Bacon completely changes taste. I have made it with and without it. Also, our family does not like Ricotta, so used the Philadelphia Italian Cooking Creme in it's place. GREAT!
Reviewed on Jun. 20, 2011 by debbiemaloney
My family LOVES this recipe. Very tasty and very filling. Two shells per person is absolutely right, it's so rich. I made it with a side salad and rolls and it was perfect. You can half this recipe very easily, which is what I did. Leftovers of this don't reheat well. Since there's so much cheese, it gets oily when reheating. I've shared this recipe with all my friends. TERRIFIC!!!!!
Reviewed on Jun. 06, 2011 by likecookin
Excellent! Very cheesy, but very good!
Reviewed on May. 29, 2011 by dminkus
My family loves this dinner! I add fresh garlic to the onion mixture when I make it instead of garlic salt. The first time I made it I followed the recipe with what cheeses to use, since then I've just used 6 italian cheese blend the whole way through it and think it tastes amazing like that.
Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by thatpowergengirl
This was rich, creamy, and amazingly delicious. Would definitely make again and again!
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2011 by slosh29
I did not think this was too much work. It seems these days anything that does not come out of a box or a can and make at all from scratch is considered too much work. I made it exactly as listed and thought it was good. I also did not think it was too much cheese..The title says cheese. The recipe has 6 cheeses in it. I kind of expected it to taste like cheese so I am a bit puzzled as to the too cheesy remarks. You could see what went into it so how could you be surprised.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2011 by emkapps
This was a delicious dinner! It was a lot of work prepping it, but it was well worth it. It's a lot of cheese, but that's not a problem! We will definitely be making this again!
Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2010 by Anniepants
Like other reviewers have said this dish is way too rich with nothing to help balance it out. Plus, it was a ton of work.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2010 by Cornfields
These taste great. They make a hearty party food option. They are loved as an mingle food and main meal in our home.
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