When it comes to food, I LOVE pasta. I also happen to LOVE bacon and also LOVE cheese. Why not make a meal that has all three ingredients.
Below is a recipe for our Bacon & Cheese Stuffed Shells that you might also enjoy!
Bacon & Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe
Ingredients
- 24 cooked jumbo pasta shells
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 package cream cheese softened
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 1/2 cups Kraft shredded cheese mix Parmesan, Romano & Asiago
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 1 cup crumbled bacon
Instructions
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In a large bowl add Ricotta 1/2 of the cream cheese and mix until blended.
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Add 1 cup of cheese mix, 1 tbsp parsley, bacon, garlic salt and pepper and mix well.
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Spoon mixture into cooked shells and place in a non-stick 13x9 baking dish.
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In a large saucepan melt butter. Add flour and mix until smooth. Gradually add the whipping cream, both and milk. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium high and cook for 1-2 minutes until mixture has thickened. Add remaining cheese mix, remaining cream cheese and remaining parsley. Pour mixture over shells. Sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese.
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Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until bubbly.
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Remove from oven, cool and enjoy!
That looks fabulous! Pinning for future use! Thanks for the recipe.
These look so goos and I suddenly want some
I love stuffed shells. I never added bacon in them. YUM!
I’m not a fan of bacon, but other than that, this looks amazing.
Bacon and cheese and pasta? Yes, please! Looks yummy!
Oh my goodness! Those look absolutely amazing! I love stuffed shells, but haven’t tried anything like this before. This would be a perfect dinner idea!
Oh, YUM! I am drooling at how good that looks.
Mmm YUM! I wonder if I could make this, it sounds so good. And you make it look so easy haha.
Yum! I love the traditional stuffed shells and this even looks like an improvement on that!
oh my gosh, stef. i don’ know where to start. bacon. and cheese and pasta.