Giant Cheese Stuffed Shells

Giant cheese stuffed shells is one of the famous vegetarian pasta variety served in an Italian restaurant “Olive Garden“. Three variety cheese are stuffed inside the shell, ricotta cheese is of that. If you can’t get the ricotta cheese, you may use cottage cheese as alternative. This is one of my favourite pasta. This is very tasty when we eat immediately after cooking (taking out from oven).

Ingredients for Giant Cheese Stuffed Shells

Giant shells – 12

Stuffing Ingredients

Ricotta cheese – 1.25 cup
Mozzarella cheese – 1 cup
Parmesan cheese – 1 cup (shredded)
Garlic – 1 mashed (optional)
Basil – 1 tsp
Oregano – 1 tsp

Sauces & Topping

Alfredo sauce – 1/4 cup
Marinara sauce – 1 + 1/4 cup
Breadcrumbs – 1/4 cup
Butter – 1 tbs
Parmesan cheese grated for drizzle (optional)

Directions

Cooking Pasta

Boil the pasta shells with salt and water until cooked.
Drain the water and rinse the paste with cold water.
Per-heat the oven into 400°F.

Stuffing

Take a mixing bowl and add all the stuffing ingredients.
Mix everything well until completely mixed.
Use a spoon and stuff the shells with the cheese mix.
Heat a pan with butter and add the breadcrumbs.
Toast the breadcrumbs until golden brown.

Baking

Take a 8*8 inch square pan and spray some oil.
Add 1 cup of marinara sauce into the pan.
Place the stuffed shells over the sauce.
Cover the pan with aluminum foil sheet.
Place the covered pan into the preheated oven.
Bake the pasta for 15 minutes.
Take out the pan and remove the aluminum foil sheet.

Topping

Drizzle some Alfredo sauce then marinara sauce.
Also drizzle the breadcrumbs over the sauce.
Drizzle some Parmesan grated cheese on top.
Place the uncovered pan into the oven.
Change the oven settings to broil low mode.
Broil the topping for 2-3 minutes (until golden brown).
Clear-off the oven settings and take out the pasta.
Giant cheese stuffed shells ready.
Serve the pasta.