Grammy's Kitchen · Stuffed Shells · Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce
One of 22 stuffed shells recipes we measured
from www.heathershomemadekitchen.com
It ranks #1 of 22 for cheese intensity 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 | 518% | 267% |
| fat | 5% | 0% |
| egg | 37% | 15% |
| salt | 3% | 0% |
| aromatics | 59% | 5% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| melt idx | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| stretch idx | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 270 g | 30 jumbo shells pasta |
| 454 g | 1 pound ground beef |
| 150 g | 1 small onion (chopped) |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 10 g | 1 tablespoon minced onion |
| 794 g | 28 ounces crushed tomatoes |
| 59 g | 1/4 cup water |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon dried basil |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon white sugar |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes |
| 850 g | 30 ounces ricotta cheese |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 448 g | 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese |
| 100 g | 1 cup grated parmesan cheese |
| 2 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.heathershomemadekitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.