30 Minute Sausage Stuffed Shells is the tastiest pasta stuffed shells recipe made with sausage and 3 cheeses. This recipe is easy, and will become your favorite cold-weather comfort meal!
With the cooler fall weather already in high gear here in New England, making meals that warm the belly and soul is my specialty.
When things tend to cool down outdoors, I tend to heat up the indoors with my stove. Making delicious comfort meals like this 30 Minute Sausage Stuffed Shells dinner is my specialty and one that my family can appreciate!
Sausage Pasta Stuffed Shells Ingredients
- 1 box Barilla Jumbo Shells
- Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage
- 1 cup Galbani Mozzarella for Easy Shredding
- 1 cup Galbani Ricotta
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese
- 1 cup of Barilla Meat Sauce
- Basil for serving
- 1 tsp Herbs de Provence
- 1 pinch salt for pasta water
On a trip to Stop & Shop, I did my regular grocery shop which included Barilla Jumbo Shells, Galbani Mozzarella Cheese, and Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage.
These three ingredients are the staples needed to make 30 Minute Sausage Stuffed Shells.
Paired with some additional cheeses, and herbs and you have yourself and rich, and tasty dinner that the whole family will love.
How to Make Sausage Stuffed Shells
I am not sure if you all have heard of the Sizzling Sausage grill, but I used that to cook my sausage.
Once it was fully cooked, and cooled I added quartered the sausage links and then added them to a large bowl with these cheeses (see recipes card below).
I boiled the shells until al dente and ran them through cool water and strained them.
Each shell was filled with the cheese & sausage mixture.
I added them to a large casserole dish and then topped them with sauce and more cheese.
Once they baked, I added some fresh basil and served them warm with garlic bread.
My kids could eat pasta and cheese everyday so when I make dishes that feature this pantry staple they get super excited!
I paired our meal with some fresh ciabatta bread and a light salad to get those veggies in.
30 Minute Sausage Stuffed Shells
Ingredients
- 1 box Barilla Jumbo Shells
- Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage
- 1 cup Galbani Mozzarella for Easy Shredding
- 1 cup Galbani Ricotta
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese
- 1 cup fo Barilla Meat Sauce
- Basil for serving
- 1 tsp Herbs de Provence
- 1 pinch salt for pasta water
Instructions
- Boil pasta in water with your pinch of salt until al dente
- Place Johnsonville Sausage Links in a frying pan or on the Sizzling Grill made especially for these sausages by Johnsonville. If cooking in a pan, cook over med heat until browned throughout ( about 8-10 mins)
- In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, and cottage cheeses. Add in the dried herbs
- Once the sausage are cooked throughout, let them rest for 1-2 mins and then slice them into small chunks.
- Add them to the cheese mixture.
- Once pasta shells are done, rinse them in cold water, and then strain them
- Fill each shell with the sausage cheese mixture and line them in a baking dish.
- Once done, cover in sauce and shred approx. one cup of the mozzarella over the shells.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes and 350 and then serve with some bread and salad-enjoy!
Nutrition
Additional Easy Pasta Recipes to Make this week
- Bacon, Spinach, Caramelized Onion Pasta
- Baked Chicken Nugget Parmesan Pasta
- Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Bake
- Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake
- Penne with Spinach & Chicken Sausage
The sausage is so juicy and adds the perfect balance of flavor with the milder cheeses.
Overall, I prefer to grate my own fresh block of soft mozzarella because it provides a creamier cheese topping. I love that it melts perfectly, and really complements the equally flavorful Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage links.
Stuffed in the perfect-sized Jumbo Shells and you have a great meal that would also be ideal for a potluck dinner!
I love the cheese addition too. I always tell my girls that mama is part mouse!
Can’t wait to try these, going to cook them tonight!!
I am excited to try these 30 Minute Sausage Stuffed Shell. My kids are going to love them.
30 Minute Sausage Stuffed Shells looks like a great dinner option for busy nights. I am excited to get the ingredients I need to make this on the weekend.
I am always looking for delicious and fast meals to prepare. These sausage stuffed shells look so delicious and easy to make.
This looks so DELISH! I am going to follow this recipe and just substitute tempeh sausage for real sausage and will let you know how it goes! Nom nom!
This looks like the perfect Fall comfort food. I love that it’s so quick to make too! This is a great family dinner.
Yummy! My kids love pasta, I am sure they would think this was pretty awesome!
Stuffed shells are one of my all time favorite things to eat…. I never thought of switching it up. These look and sound delicious!
Johnsonville makes great sausage. I never stuffed pasta shells with it before. I love how you added cheese to this.
I would love to try this recipe. It sounds (and looks) really tasty. It’s my kind of food, too.
I’ve never attempted stuffed shells because I always thought they were super hard to make. I’m so making this recipe!