Stuffed Shells with Four Cheeses

These four cheese, stuffed pasta shells feature cottage cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan, baked and topped with a tomato sauce of your choice--a family favorite!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 411 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
• 3 cups tomato sauce
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 (12 ounce) box jumbo pasta shells
• ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook jumbo shells in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes.

Step 3

Meanwhile, mix cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, parsley, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl.

Step 4

Drain pasta shells, arrange into a baking dish, and stuff with cheese mixture. Pour tomato sauce over shells.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cheeses are melted, about 45 minutes. Remove dish from oven; set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Top shells with remaining mozzarella cheese and broil until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes more.