Stuffed Shells With Ricotta Cheese Recipe

March 5, 2012 · by · 13 Comments

When it comes to Italian dishes, besides spaghetti and lasagna and LOVE me some stuffed shells. I remember years ago buying them frozen in bulk and heating them up individually when I had the craving for one. Now I made a big dish of them, they are that good.

If you want to make stuffed shells, checkout my recipe for stuffed shells with ricotta cheese and ground beef.

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Stuffed Shells With Ricotta Cheese Recipe
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Recipe type: Pasta
 

Ingredients
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • ½ tsp seasoning salt
  • 16oz marina sauce
  • 12oz Ricotta cheese
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 3 cups Mozzarella cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 box Jumbo shells (12oz)

Instructions
  1. In a skillet add ground beef and seasoning. Cook until no longer pink and drain. While cooking meat, cook jumbo shells according to package and set aside.
  2. Add 1 cup of the marinara sauce to skillet and cook on medium heat for about 2 minutes to heat up and create a thick meat/sauce mixture.
  3. Add ½ cup marinara sauce to 13×9 baking dish and spread evenly.
  4. In a medium bowl, add egg, Ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and 2 cups of the Mozzarella cheese. Stir until blended.
  5. Add a spoonful of meat mixture into each shell along with about 1 TBS of cheese mixture. Fill each shell until mixture is gone.
  6. Pour remaining marinara sauce over shells and top with the leftover 1 cup of Mozzarella cheese.
  7. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until cheese is melted.
  8. Remove from oven and enjoy!

These are also great to bake when you are making lasagna since they have most of the same ingredients!

See, look how easy it is!

What is your favorite Italian dish?

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Cheesy Chicken Rotini Recipe

March 1, 2012 · by ·

There are two things that get consumed at my house, maybe too often. Those two things would happen to be chicken and pasta. When it comes to making dinner, there will be many of times where you will find some sort of chicken dish and of course some sort of pasta.

The last few months I have been making some delicious dishes for my family that include both VELVEETA® cheese and Ro*Tel® tomatoes. This week I made a dish for dinner that included those two items that was a hit. If you like food that is a little spicy, this might be something you want to try.

Here is the recipe lineup.

Not only is this something that the whole family enjoyed, it is also super easy to make. In less than 10 minutes, you can have a hot and delicious meal that will have you wanting seconds. Below is the recipe for this Cheesy Chicken Rotini.

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Cheesy Chicken Rotini Recipe
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Recipe type: Dinner
 

Ingredients
  • 1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
  • 1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen broccoli, cauliflower and carrot blend
  • 1 can (10 oz.) RO*TEL® Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained
  • ½ lb. (8 oz.) VELVEEA®, cut into ½-inch cubes

Instructions
  1. COOK and stir chicken in large skillet sprayed with Pam® cooking spray on medium-high heat 5 minutes or until no longer pink.
  2. STIR in water. Bring to boil. Add pasta; stir. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.
  3. ADD remaining ingredients; stir. Cook, covered, 5 to 7 minutes or until VELVEETA® is completely melted and vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently.

 

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of VELVEETA/RO*TEL. The opinions and text are all mine.

 

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Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

October 12, 2011 · by · 8 Comments

At my house, you will often find boxes of macaroni and cheese in my pantry. It is easy to cook and everyone likes it, so I keep it as a staple at all times. I often get bored with making macaroni and cheese from a box, so I will make my baked macaroni and cheese recipe that is really a hit, especially with me!

If you want to put a twist on macaroni and cheese at your house, try baking it.

Check out my recipe for Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese:

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Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
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Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients
  • 8 oz elbow macaroni – uncooked
  • 3 cups milk
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups Cheddar cheese – shredded
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese – grated
  • 3 TBS all-purpose flour
  • 2 TBS butter – for topping
  • ½ cup Stove Top Stuffing or bread crumbs – for topping

Instructions
  1. Cook the elbow macaroni – per directions on package
  2. In a sauce pan add the butter, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat until melted.
  3. Add four slowly to make a roux or paste like form. Add milk to mixture slowly, stirring constantly.
  4. Add the two cheeses and cook on medium low heat until cheese is melted.
  5. Pour cooked macaroni into a casserole dish and add the sauce mixture. Stir mixture well.
  6. Mash Stove Top Stuffing into crumbs. In a skillet, melt butter for topping and then add the stove top stuffing crumbs or bread crumbs and cook on medium heat for around 2 minutes to brown mixture.
  7. Drop topping mixture over macaroni mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
  8. Remove, cool and enjoy!

 

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Parmesan Chicken Pasta Salad

September 4, 2010 · by · 5 Comments

Lately I have been in the mood for pasta salad. I think because it is a cold food. Since it has been hot here lately in the city, I have been avoiding using the oven if at all possible. Today I whipped up something good and fairly easy. If you are like me, you may have all the ingredients already in your fridge and pantry. This might make for an easy dinner and a happy husband!  Here goes my Parmesan Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe …….

Directions:

  • 2 cups – cubed/cut pieces of chicken (I use boneless chicken breast)
  • 1 box – Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® Caesar pasta salad mix
  • 1/4 mayo
  • 1/4 cup milk

Instructions:

  1. Cook pasta as directed on box for 12 minutes
  2. While pasta is cooking, in a large bowl add seasoning packet from Betty Crocker box, milk and the mayo.
  3. Once pasta is done, rinse with cold water and drain well. Then add pasta to bowl and toss to coat
  4. Enjoy
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Suddenly Salad Ranch & Bacon Pasta Salad Copycat Recipe

July 20, 2010 · by · Leave a Comment

My husband (and me) are big fans of the Betty Crocker Suddenly Salads. We particularly are fond of the Suddenly Salad Ranch & Bacon Pasta mix.  I have been buying the box mixes for the last couple months and have been wanting to find a recipe to make it from scratch that would taste similar. I don’t mind buying the box mixes, but making my own sounds like more fun! Okay, so I found a recipe I thought would work for me.

Now here goes the my version of the recipe I found ….

Ingredients:

2 cups – Small shell pasta

2/3 cup mayo – I prefer the Kraft Mayo w/Olive Oil

1 package Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix

8oz young peas (drained)

1/4 cup shredded baby carrots

1/2 tsp onion powder

Bacon Bits – (I used 1/3 cup of the Oscar Meyer Real Bacon Bits)

Directions:

  1. You will want to cook your noodles as directed on package. Once cooked, rinse with cold water and drain.
  2. Add mayo, ranch dressing package, carrots, peas, bacon bits and onion power. Stir ingredients until well mixed. You may want to cool in fridge for 1 to 2 hours before serving.
  3. Enjoy

You can find a ton of yummy pasta salad recipes at the Betty Crocker website too!

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