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To assemble this easy casserole, Candace fills jumbo pasta shells with her beef mixture, then tops them off with spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese. Add a green salad and breadsticks for a made-in-moments meal.

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Beef-Stuffed Shells Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

20 jumbo pasta shells
1 jar (26 ounces) spaghetti sauce, divided
1 portion Ground Beef Mix
1-1/2 to 2 cups (6 to 8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

Cook pasta shells according to package directions; drain.
Spread about 1 cup of spaghetti sauce in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
Fill shells with beef mix; place in pan. Top with the remaining spaghetti sauce. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Originally published as Beef-Stuffed Shells in Quick Cooking January/February 2003, p52

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Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2011 by kie24

my whole family loved this. the same size is great for young ones.

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2011 by annabanana2483

Family loved it!

Reviewed on Aug. 08, 2011 by nadinas

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Ground-Beef-Mix

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Meatballs-with-Gravy-2

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Bacon-Meat-Loaf

these are the recipes you make with it!!

Reviewed on Aug. 08, 2011 by nadinas

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Ground-Beef-Mix this also makes meatballs with gravy and bacon meatloaf. You make the meat mixture and freeze it raw! Make sure you thaw it out completely before use!

Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2011 by mjjc

I've developed my own "beef stuffed shells" - I brown the meat with onions, italian seasonings & any other season you prefer, I then add ricotta cheese & shredded mozzarella and/or shredded provolone cheese & mix well while meat is still warm. Stuff your shells with the beef, place in a baking dish with your favorite spaghetti sauce, top each shell with sauce, sprinkle the entire dish with shredded mozzarella & bake. These are so good, the beef will just melt in your mouth & the shells stay tender.

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2009 by wwv111354

First of all, everyone is forced to say they'd make this again when only one reviewer has even tried it and won't. Give us an option to say otherwise.

Secondly, here is Candace's recipe for the meat mixture she stuffs her shells with. Would have been nice if ToH had included it.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Ground-Beef-Mix

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2009 by wwv111354

This either needs the "beef mix" recipe added to it or a link to the beef link added. Poster cannot assume that everyone will know what it is.

Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2009 by oklahomacountrygirl

I made this was not that great.

My family did not like at all.

Sorry I wasted my ingredients.

Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2009 by greatchef86

what is the beef mix?beef mixed with what?

Reviewed on May. 28, 2008 by mamaduke55

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