Grammy's Kitchen · Stuffed Shells · Easy Stuffed Shells
One of 22 stuffed shells recipes we measured
from www.momontimeout.com
It ranks #4 of 22 for cheese intensity among the stuffed shells recipes we compared. 52 cooks on www.momontimeout.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 367% | 267% |
| egg | 15% | 15% |
| salt | 4% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 5% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.5 | 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.
| 340 g | 12 ounces jumbo pasta shells |
| 11 g | 1 tablespoon kosher salt |
| 850 g | 30 ounces whipped cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese) |
| 170 g | 6 ounces Parmesan cheese (grated) |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 4 g | 1 to 2 garlic clove (minced) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (minced) |
| 75 g | 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves (finely chopped (about 8 to 10 leaves)) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper |
| 794 g | 28 ounces marinara sauce |
| 227 g | 8 ounces mozzarella cheese (grated) |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.momontimeout.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Great recipe. I used my own homemade marinara sauce and our fresh parsley and basil from the garden. Used 2 year aged parmesean grated off the block and added a second egg. In place of basil if you don't have it handy you can substitute some pesto which als” — a cook, 5★
“Can I come and live with you?? LOL I loved cooking.. I started at 12.. I am 46 now.. but I broke my hip at 27.. and I have never been able to get around like I used to. And I know I don't have to explain to you the importance of maneuverability when you are ” — a cook, 5★