Cheese and Bacon-Stuffed Pasta Shells Recipe
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Cheese and Bacon-Stuffed Pasta Shells

By: Patches 
"A yummy winter warmer! This dish is great served with a crisp green salad and garlic bread."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (10)

What to Drink?

Wine Sangiovese
Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

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

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  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.
  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.
  4. Mix the bread crumbs, cream cheese, parsley, and the bacon mixture in a large bowl; season with pepper to taste.
  5. Pour the tomato puree into a large, shallow casserole dish; stir in the rosemary.
  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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 684 | Total Fat: 35.6g | Cholesterol: 100mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2007 by Savanna Carlisle   view full review
My family LOVED this recipes!!! My 2 year old can be hard to please but it was no problem with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2007 by alytholen   view full review
This recipe was great, but needed a couple of changes. I added about a 1/4 lb of hamburger to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2007 by Cindy   view full review
This was really good. I did make some changes (I used ricotta cheese instead of cream cheese....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 5, 2010 by Chicken   view full review
From the first bite we were making "mmm" noises. We really enjoyed this and will be making it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 1, 2008 by Erimess Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Mostly made as is. I didn't care to hunt down whatever 'Buffalo' mozzarella is so just used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 1, 2007 by KRISTYLEE3   view full review
Did not like these at all. The taste of breadcrumbs was too overpowering. I didn't use fresh...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by DOCSNARKY   view full review
pretty good. I used dry bread crumbs and it was too much, couldn't even taste the cream...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2010 by annas_mommy   view full review
I liked this recipe..made it as is the first time except I used shredded cheese instead of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2010 by Diane A. Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I had high hopes, but it just didn't work out. I thought the taste of the tomato puree was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2007 by Food4me   view full review
Wow, were these ever rich! I made one change, I only had prosciutto in my freezer, so I used a...

 

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