Cheese and Bacon-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Name: Cheese and Bacon-Stuffed Pasta Shells
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices smoked bacon, chopped; 237 milliliters fresh bread crumbs; 142 grams fresh Buffalo mozzarella; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary; 1 clove garlic, minced; 4 servings ground black pepper to taste; 227 grams package jumbo pasta shells; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 710 milliliters tomato puree

Cheese and Bacon-Stuffed Pasta Shells might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 819 calories, 28g of protein, and 42g of fat each. If you have ground pepper, bread crumbs, rosemary, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Pot

Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes.

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Pasta

Drain, and cool.

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.

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Olive Oil

Garlic

Bacon

Onion

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and drain.

Mix the bread crumbs, cream cheese, parsley, and the bacon mixture in a large bowl; season with pepper to taste.

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Breadcrumbs

Cream Cheese

Parsley

Pepper

Bacon

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Bowl

Pour the tomato puree into a large, shallow casserole dish; stir in the rosemary.

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Tomato Puree

Rosemary

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Casserole Dish

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.

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Stuffed Shells

Pasta Shells