This Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe features 3 cheeses, hickory smoked bacon, sausage, and rosemary. It is a hearty pasta dish that freezes well and is perfect for a hearty holiday dinner.
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The holiday season is in full swing! Soon, Thanksgiving will be here before we know it and I am eagerly awaiting all the delicious foods! I love to go all out and make lots of delicious meals with ingredients I can find at Shaw’s Supermarkets, like this Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe with Bacon & Sausage for my family to enjoy.
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While recently at Shaw’s, I picked up some Jimmy Dean® Refrigerated Roll Sausage and Wright® Brand Hickory Smoked Bacon. I knew I wanted to make meat lover’s stuffed shells recipe, so adding these two delicious proteins was a must!
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If you love to add some Italian flair to your holiday season, this recipe is for you! Check out what you will need to recreate this 3-Cheese Stuffed Shells recipe.
Ingredients for Stuffed Shells Recipe with Bacon & Sausage
- Jumbo Stuffed Shells (1 box)
- 1 Medium onion, diced
- 1 Jimmy Dean® Refrigerated Roll Sausage
- 4 slices of Wright® Brand Hickory Smoked Bacon, chopped
8 ounces of marinara sauce - 16 ounces part skim ricotta cheese
- 16 ounces low-fat cottage cheese
- 6 ounces of mozzarella cheese
- 1 tablespoon of fresh Rosemary
How to Make Stuffed Shells
Bring a large stockpot of water to a boil and add 1/4 tsp of salt to it for flavor. Add your jumbo shells and boil until al dente.
In a large frying pan, add your diced onion, chopped bacon, and sausage roll.
Pan-fry the meats and onion until fully cooked. The bacon should be slightly crisp unless you really like it super crisp. If you want it super crisp, cook it separately and add to the cheese mixture last.
Add your cottage and ricotta cheese to a large mixing bowl. Add half the fresh rosemary.
Once your meat and onion is done cooking, add it to the cottage cheese and ricotta cheese.
Mix well and set aside until the pasta is done.
When your pasta is done, drain it in a colander and rinse it with cool water; drain.
To fill shells, use a large metal spoon and fill each shell with about 2 tablespoons of filling.
Repeat until all the shells are stuffed.
Add sauce carefully to each, and then top stuffed shells with mozzarella.
Top with the rest of the rosemary.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
Enjoy warm!
How to Freeze Stuffed Shells
To freeze this meal, prepare the meal and cover it carefully with air-tight packaging. I recommend using a 9 x 13 aluminum foil pan when freezing meals to avoid any potential issues with shattering glass.
You can freeze this for up to 3 months. I have made extra shells to freeze plenty of times in my life. Cook at 350 for 45 minutes to reheat.
Get all your holiday entertaining and recipe essentials musts at Shaw’s Supermarkets.
Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe with Bacon & Sausage
Ingredients
- 12 ounces jumbo stuffed shells
- 8 ounces marinara sauce
- 6 ounces mozzarella cheese
- 12 ounces low fat cottage cheese
- 12 ounces low fat ricotta cheese
- 6 ounces Wright® Brand Hickory Smoked Bacon
- 16 ounces Jimmy Dean® Premium Pork Sausage Roll
- 1 onion yellow, medium size
- 1 tbsp rosemary
Instructions
- Bring a large stockpot of water to a boil and add 1/4 tsp of salt to it for flavor. Add your jumbo shells and boil until al dente.
- In a large frying pan, add your diced onion, chopped bacon, and sausage roll.
- Pan-fry the meats and onion until fully cooked. The bacon should be on slightly crisp unless you really like it super crisp. If you want it super crisp, cook it desperately and add to the cheese mixture last.
- Add your cottage and ricotta cheese to a large mixing bowl. Add half the fresh rosemary.
- Once your meat and onion is done cooking, add it to the cottage cheese, and ricotta cheese.
- Mix well and set aside until the pasta is done.
- When your pasta is done, drain it in a colander and rinse it with cool water; drain.
- To fill shells, use a large metal spoon and fill each shell with about 2 tablespoons of filling.
- Repeat until all the shells are stuffed.
- Add sauce carefully to each and then top stuffed shells with mozzarella.
- Top with the rest of the rosemary.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
I like the way you think. I grew up on homemade stuffed shells, but I love your twist on a classic.
This looks amazing!!! I love the rosemary accent on top for the color and extra flavor too. I also love that you can freeze it.
That looks so good! I love how easy and convenient this is. It’s perfect for busy nights.
Wow, you’ve done a great job with this. Looks amazingly delicious
This is such a fun dinner. I’m going to have to make these shells soon. The sausage and bacon sound great!
I need to try the recipe with stuffed shells. This one of those pasta recipes I have never attempted yet.
Wow, these would be the perfect meal for dinner. I have not made stuffed shells in a very long time. Would love to try these out!
I don’t think I’ve ever had stuffed shells with meat. And honestly, I don’t know why either. That sounds delicious!
These look delicious! I love stuffed shells and probably should make them more often.
There’s nothing like finding a good deal at local stores. Our kids love stuffed shells. Might give this a try this weekend.
ummm yes please! saving this for this coming weekend. my family would totally love this.
I am liking this dish a lot. Very easy to prepare and it has all my favorite ingredients. This is awesome!
You made that sound way easier to make than I thought it would be, considering how delicious the final dish looks! What a yummy choice.
OH my goodness! I am drooling over these shells! They are exactly what I need!
This is one awesome meal I am sure my family will love. I will add this to our menu plan for next week, or better yet, I will make it this week for our Pasta Fridays!
This would be an amazing dinner for weeknights!
I love love, love pasta so much. This looks delicious and I really want to try it. I have never really cooked much with sausage and lately, I am dying to!