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Homemade Lasagna Recipe With Stuffed Shells

By Lynette on September 3, 2015 · 5 Comments

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homemade lasagna recipe

homemade lasagna recipeI think I’m on an Italian kick this week.  Yesterday afternoon storms were coming through and the rain was pounding on my windows.  It made we want to make something comforting and hearty.  I decided to make this homemade lasagna recipe using stuffed shells and Mezzetta Pasta Sauce since I didn’t have any lasagna noodles in my cupboard.  I am so excited about how it turned out!  To be honest, I found it easier that regular lasagna and easier to portion out for dinner.

One of my biggest complaints about making lasagna is how many ingredients it takes.  Sometimes I just want dinner to be super simple.  However, I’ve found that it really takes a variety of ingredients to truly make a great homemade lasagna recipe.  What I like about this recipe is that it freezes well if you want to make a double batch.  It’s also easy to portion it out for leftovers, which is what I did for my hubby’s lunch.

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Are you ready to make this awesome recipe?!

mezzetta

To make one pan of lasagna you will need:

2 TB olive oil
½ lb ground beef
½ lb italian sausage
½ medium yellow onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
25 oz jar of Mezzetta Pasta Sauce  (I used the Roasted Garlic and Caramelized Onions version.)
6 oz package of fresh spinach
16 oz ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 large eggs
2 TB fresh basil, chopped
⅔ of 12 oz jumbo pasta shells

spinach in lasagna

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

The first thing you need to do is to cook the jumbo pasta shells according to the directions.  While it’s boiling, add the olive oil to a large pan on medium high.  Saute the onion and garlic for about five minutes.  Add the italian sausage and ground beef and cook thoroughly.  Drain the meat and then return to the stove.  Add the salt and pepper, ½ cup of the pasta sauce and the spinach.

spinach and meat mixture

Stir the meat mixture until the spinach is wilted.  Remove from the heat.

Right about now the noodles should be done.  Drain the pasta.

*TIP* Fill a pan with cold water and add the pasta shells to keep them from sticking as you put the lasagna shells together.

cheese mixture

In a bowl mix together 1 cup mozzarella with the ricotta cheese, basil and eggs.

cheese sauce

Mix the meat mixture together with the cheese mixture.  I was afraid the cheese would melt with the heat from the meat mixture.  However, I realized it’s all going to cook together anyways, right?

sauce

Add ½ cup of pasta sauce to the bottom of a 9×13 pan after spraying it with cooking spray.

cheese in shells

Using a cookie scoop, add the lasagna cheese mixture to the shells.  They were easy to fill.

stuffed shells

Keep on filling shells until the pan is full.  I used about 25 jumbo shells.

sauce on shells

The last step is an easy one and one that would be great for kids to help with!  (That is, unless they’re napping.) 🙂

sauce on top of the shells

Add the remaining Mezzetta pasta sauce to the top of the shells.

cheese on top

Top with 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.  Cover the lasagna shells with foil and bake for 40 minutes.  Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

finished shells lasagna

That’s it!  I absolutely love how this recipe turned out.  It was a huge hit with my family!

lasagna shells

The best thing about using the shells is how easy it is to scoop each one out to serve.  I ended up having a lot of leftovers and filled quite a few tupperware containers for my hubby to take to work.

Enjoy!

Looking for another delicious lasagna? Give this Mexican Lasagna Recipe or this Easy Meat Lasagna Recipe a try!

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Stuffed Shells Lasagna

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Lynette Rice
  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
  • Yield: 6
  • Category: Casserole
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Stuffed shells lasagna using ground beef and sausage.


Ingredients

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  • 2 TB olive oil
  • ½ lb ground beef
  • ½ lb italian sausage
  • ½ medium yellow onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, diced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 25 oz jar of Mezzetta Pasta Sauce
  • 6 oz package of fresh spinach
  • 16 oz ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 TB fresh basil, chopped
  • ⅔ of 12 oz jumbo pasta shells

Instructions

  1. Cook the jumbo pasta shells to al dente.
  2. In a large skillet on medium/high heat, saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil.
  3. Add the ground beef and italian sausage and cook thoroughly. Drain.
  4. Add ½ cup of Mezzetta Sauce, salt, pepper and spinach and stir until wilted. Take off the heat.
  5. In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, eggs, basil and 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
  6. Add meat mixture to the cheese mixture and stir together.
  7. Add ½ cup of pasta sauce to a 9×13 pan. Fill jumbo shells with cheese & meat mixture.
  8. Top with the rest of the pasta sauce and then 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
  9. Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 327
  • Sugar: 3.7
  • Sodium: 650.9
  • Fat: 14.6
  • Carbohydrates: 24.5
  • Protein: 23.6
  • Cholesterol: 91.2

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Lynette is the home cook, recipe tester and photographer for Cleverly Simple which she created in 2010.  Most of her recipes come from the treasured recipe box passed down from her great-grandma, grandmother, and mother.

Lynette’s recipes and projects have been featured in Country Living, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful and others.

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Comments

  1. Vaughn

    August 16, 2019 at 8:20 pm

    Awesome receipt will definitely be making this again soon. Thank you for sharing this with everyone.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lynette

      August 21, 2019 at 8:32 am

      So glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. Lynette

    April 24, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    Such a unique twist on the classic lasagna recipe. I need to make this again, soon!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. SavvyJames

    September 05, 2015 at 3:54 pm

    Looks great. This may be on the menu tonight!

    Reply
    • Lynette

      September 07, 2015 at 9:47 am

      Hope you enjoyed it!

      Reply

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