Grammy's Kitchen · Stuffed Shells · Cheesy Stuffed Pasta Shells with Meat Sauce
One of 22 stuffed shells recipes we measured
from oldsoulrecipes.com
It ranks #4 of 22 for creaminess among the stuffed shells recipes we compared.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 366% | 267% |
| fat | 14% | 0% |
| egg | 25% | 15% |
| aromatics | 97% | 5% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| stretch idx | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion, finely chopped |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic, minced |
| 450 g | 1 lb (450 g) ground beef (or Italian sausage, or mix) |
| 680 g | 1 jar (24 oz / 680 g) marinara sauce |
| 33 g | 2 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon dried basil |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional) |
| Salt & black pepper, to taste | |
| 425 g | 1 container (15 oz / 425 g) ricotta cheese |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 112 g | 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried) |
| Pinch of salt & pepper | |
| 198 g | 20–24 jumbo pasta shells (cooked al dente) |
| 112 g | 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (for topping) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup grated Parmesan (for topping) |
| Fresh parsley (for garnish) |
Method: 12 steps, published by oldsoulrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.