Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

I love these shells. The filling is just right. Hubby gave it a 4 because he prefers ricotta, but I love cottage cheese. Side note: the filling was sufficient for half the shells. Maybe I over-filled?

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

Awesome! I asked my husband(the official taste tester) what he thought I should rate this recipe. I automatically thought 5 stars after tasting it but he said 25 stars!!! Lol. We both loved it. I halved the recipe because there are only the two of us and there is still enough leftover for lunch tomorrow even after stuffing ourselves... I only measured the cottage cheese though. I just eyed everything else to a good looking consistency. I also topped with extra mozz cheese and let it get slightly browned and bubbly in the oven. Delish! I am going to make this for a bible study potluck on Friday too and will update everyone elses thoughts on the dish later...

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gildawen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2008

Great recipe with very minor changes. I've never cooked with cottage cheese, always used ricotta, and loved this filling. The filling was much more moist and not as mealy as ricotta. First, I used manicotti noodles. Second, the filling recipe is a great place to start, but add more or less of anything to suit your taste. We added a LOT more garlic. Next, I took the advice of other reviewers and used a plastic storage bag with the corner cut off to 'pipe' the filling into the noodles. Just a little mess and so much faster than the spoon method. Finally, because I added my sauce directly from the can, it was cold. My cooking time was 20 minutes longer, I believe due to the cold canned sauce. Next time, I plan to heat my sauce while the noodles are cooking. Then this will be a tasty and quick dish. Overall, my family loved it!

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Carla

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2008

A perfect base recipe to add your own touches to. Great for my family with vegetarians and nonvegetarians. I don't have to make 2 main courses! My daughter had them for dinner, an afterdinner snack and lunch the next day. Thanks so much!

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susiekew

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Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008

This was a hit with my family. I did make a few adjustments though, I added a pound of cooked and crumbled italian sausage in with the cheeses. And for the sauce I combined 3/4 jar of spaghetti sauce with 1 jar of alfredo sauce to make a nice rose sauce, it was absolutely wonderful and everyone gobbled it up. Yumm!!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2008

This was absolutely DELICIOUS and incredibly easy. Spooning the cheese mixture into a zip-loc bag and then cutting the corner of the bag off made squeezing mixture into the shells a cinch and not messy at all. Everyone loved it! Served with garlic bread and broccoli. I will make this again and again!

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Ali Shinnick

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2008

i followed recipe exactly,only added extra garlic (we're a garlic family) and used small curd cottage cheese (that was all i could find).when mixing the ingrediants i didn't have time to to get the food processer out so i used my handy little mix master, also i made the mixture ahead of time and let it sit a few hours. this was by far the best stuffed shells i've ever had.will definately make again.

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jemini6782

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Home Town: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2008

I made this recipe for the first time last night and it was a huge hit. My husband loved it and so did my 5 children. I only had one large container of cottage cheese, I didn't realize I needed four cups and I only had 8 oz of mozzarella cheese, but it turned out great anyways. Next time I think I will add some riccota cheese in there also. Great Recipe!

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Living In: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

I love this recipe! Instead of cottage cheese, I use Ricotta though. I'll be making this for my mother's birthday!

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Danielle

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2008

This was really good! I used ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese, and used the ziplock bag method of filling the shells. Thanks for a great recipe!

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jwilke

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2008

I give this 5 stars because I thought it was delicious and very easy to make. I cut the recipe in half and still had an entire pan of shells, the full recipe would feed an army! I added 1/4 cup of sour cream to the filling. I used a ziploc bag to stuff the shells. I baked at 350 for about 32 minutes - next time, it could probably use 35-40 minutes in the oven. Also, I think I will add 1 cup of spinach to the filling next time to give this dish a little more nutritional value.

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SunnyCook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2008

A great, easy recipe which my family enjoyed. Thanks for posting!

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kate

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2008

Delicious! I cooked some ground turkey and added it to the cheese mixture before filling the shells. My hubby loved it!

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008

awesome!

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nicole

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2008

Works AWESOME with lactose free substitutes! We use this recipe now for lasagna too.

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Christi

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2008

Really good dinner. I tried to blend it together to make it easier to put into the shells, but it didn't work. I did the zip lock bag thing and that was great!

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Gailey4

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Home Town: Orem, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2008

Delicious recipe but makes a ton of shells. Next time I will halve the recipe. I didn't feel like using oregano and parsley so I used all-purpose italian seasoning instead, which worked fine. I also added a bit of garlic to the stuffing mixture because my family loves garlic. I would love to try this with a meat sauce, too. My daughter cleaned her plate without a fuss which is unusual for a four-year-old!

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jennysaurus

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Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2008

I doubled the recipe and made four pans. I froze three for when I don't feel like cooking. I made a few minor changes. I used Manicotti because that's all I could find at the store. I added half a pack of cream cheese. I'm not sure that made much of a difference, but I love cream cheese! I used about twice as much spaghetti sauce then the recipe called for but my husband LOVES spaghetti sauce. Lastly, with one batch I added ground beef and with the other I added spinach. I will not be adding ground beef in the future, I think it made the consistency weird. The cheese is so creamy but the meat is chunky, I didn't really care for it. We are having the spinach tonight...I can't wait to try it. I think I will like it with the spinach. I was eating just the filling last night as I was making it and I loved it. Oh and I piped the filling in with a ziploc bag.

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Becky Allen

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Home Town: San Angelo, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2008

We really enjoyed this recipe. I like the use of cottage cheese. I used my own marina, layered a ground beef marina the placed the stuffed shells on top of the beef and liberally spooned marinara over. It was a tasty, hearty meal. The leftovers were great too.

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BRANDI7920

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Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2008

This recipe was great! I used ricotta cheese for the filling instead of the cottage cheese, and also added italian sausage into the filling. For a shortcut, I used italian seasoning and topped the shells with extra mozzarella.

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