I was feeling a comforting and cozy meal to enjoy with friends❤️

🍅Ingredients:
-1 box of jumbo shells

Sauce
-1lb ground meat
-1/2 white onion, diced
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-1 large tomato, diced
-4 small sweet campari tomatoes, diced
-1 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
-1 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
-1/2 cup pasta water
-olive oil

Meat seasoning blend
-1 tsp basil
-3/4 tsp oregano
-1/2 tsp garlic powder
-1/2 tsp onion powder
-1/2 tsp paprika
-1/2 tsp kosher salt
-1/2 tsp pepper
-1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
-1/4 tsp parsley

Stuffing for shells
**x2 if you like a lot of stuffing
-1 15oz container of ricotta cheese
-1 egg
-1 cup mozzarella
-1/2 cup parm cheese
-1/2 tbsp pepper
-1/2 tbsp parsley

Topping
-1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
-1/3 cup toasted bread crumbs
-parsley

🍅Directions:
-Preheat oven to 375. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt and shells. Cook until al dente, 11-12 mins. Rinse with cold water and set aside to cool.
-Prepare stuffing for shells. In a mixing bowl add all of your stuffing ingredients and mix well. Set in fridge.
-Prepare sauce. In a large pan on medium heat add olive oil and onion. Sauté for 3 minutes. Add garlic sauté for 30 seconds. Add meat and seasonings, break up well cooking for 4-6 minutes. Mix in tomato paste. Add your tomatoes and break them up well, 2 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes and pasta water. Bring to a boil and break up/stir occasionally for 5 mins. Bring down to a simmer for another 5 minutes.
-In a large baking dish. Add a layer of meat sauce to the bottom. Stuff shells with a dollop of your mixture, add shells in even rows. Top with the remainder of meat sauce, mozzarella cheese, toasted bread crumbs and parsley. Bake for 20 minutes covered and 10 minutes uncovered. Enjoy!!

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