Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2012

Easier than lasagna, just as tasty, and we liked this very much. This made a huge pan full so the next time I will scale this to half. I ran out of cheese filling before I ran out of shells, so I just stuffed the rest of the shells with a five cheese Italian blend. I didn't have ricotta or cottage cheese so I subbed with a five cheese Italian blend, more mozarella and sour cream. Instead of onion I added a 1/4 can of french onion soup to the beef as it cooked. Great recipe, thanks for sharing it!

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~TxCin~ILove2Ck

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Reviewed: May 21, 2011

I didn't have ricotta so I used sour cream, didn't have ground beef so I used ground turkey, didn't have tomato paste/bouillon so I used spaghetti sauce. Deleted water since I used the spaghetti sauce, added garlic salt to both the turkey and the noodles post stuffing. YUM-O! Everyone LOVED it! Thanks for the idea though I massacred the recipe. I stayed with the concept and the recipe outline and it turned out fantastic.

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AKitchenMama

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2010

This is excellent. We loved the sauce but I will add salt the next time I make it. Easy and really not that time consuming. It would be a nice dish for a dinner party.

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MARY K B

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dubuque, Iowa, USA

Living In: Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

My very picky husband LOVED this. I thought it was pretty good but its not my absolute favorite. I thought the sauce was too oniony....if that's a word. I will probably make it often with a few changes, less onion and either make more shells or add less of the sauce.

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hmbutterfly

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Platte City, Missouri, USA

Living In: Parkville, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2009

These were REALLY great! I made too many of them. But overall GREAT recipe

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Funny1Outta*

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2009

My family really liked these, I cheated and used jarred sauce with the hamburger because I do not like the taste of tomato paste. This is basically the same as my lasagna recipe only with shells which I like because I think you get more of a pop of cheese flavor if you really stuff the shells good. I think I'd opt for this over lasagna most of the time. Thanks for the great recipe.

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AINSLEYSMOM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

Very good. I felt like having chicken instead of beef when I made this. So I cut up the chicken in tiny cubes and cooked them in a skillet with one clove of garlic and some finely cut onion. Then I mixed the chicken in with the shell stuffing. It turned out pretty good. I will make this again and I will try it with the beef to as well.

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