Cheese and Bacon-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Everyone loves bacon and cheese! Pasta shells are stuffed with a bacon and cream cheese mixture for a delicious dish sure to warm your insides.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 685 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 1 small onion, chopped
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 (8 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells
• 4 slices smoked bacon, chopped
• 3 cups tomato puree
• 5 ounces fresh Buffalo mozzarella

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain, and cool.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the bacon, onion, and garlic until bacon starts to crisp and onion and garlic have softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.

Step 4

Mix the bread crumbs, cream cheese, parsley, and the bacon mixture in a large bowl; season with pepper to taste.

Step 5

Pour the tomato puree into a large, shallow casserole dish; stir in the rosemary.

Step 6

Spoon the bacon and breadcrumb mixture equally into the pasta shells. Arrange the stuffed shells in the casserole dish. Coarsely chop the mozzarella and scatter over the pasta shells. Bake in preheated oven until cheese is melted and sauce bubbles, about 30 minutes.