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Stuffed Shells with Ground Meat

These stuffed shells with ground meat consist of tender pasta shells filled with meat and cheese, covered with a little tomato sauce and more cheese and then baked till warm and bubbly.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 lb ground beef lean
  • 3/4 tsp seasoning salt Lawry's
  • 1 tsp dried chopped onion
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt separated into 2-1/8s
  • 16 oz whole milk ricotta
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • 1 egg
  • 16 oz low moisture part skim mozzarella freshly shredded and separated into 2-8oz piles
  • 25-30 jumbo shells 1 box
  • 28 oz canned crush tomatoes or your favorite jarred marinara sauce
  • parsley optional

Instructions
 

  • Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan and cook the minced garlic until soft. Do not let it burn. Add the ground beef to a pan with 1/8 tsp of salt, dried onion, seasoning salt, and oregano.
  • Boil the Jumbo Shells using the instructions on the box. You should get about 25-30 in a box.
  • Preheat the oven to 350F
  • In a large bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, remaining 1/8 tsp of salt, half of your shredded mozzarella. Mix well, and then add your ground beef.
  • Once the pasta is done boiling, drain the shells.
  • Lay out a 9x13 casserole dish and spread half of your crushed tomatoes on the bottom of the dish. Using a small spoon, carefully fill each pasta shell with the ricotta and meat filling. Once each shell is full, add it to the casserole dish and repeat.
  • Top with remaining sauce and the rest of the shredded mozzarella cheese.
  • Cover loosely with foil and bake for 28-30 minutes. Then, remove the foil and bake until the cheese is starting to brown and get bubbly.
  • Remove the dish from the oven and top with parsley