Sausage-Stuffed Shells
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Sausage-Stuffed Shells a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 39g of protein, 42g of fat, and a total of 618 calories. This recipe serves 2. If you have brown sugar, parsley, seasoning, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
In a small saucepan, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Set half of the sausage aside for filling.
Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, brown sugar and Italian seasoning to sausage in pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In a small bowl, combine the cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, egg, parsley and reserved sausage. Stuff into shells.
Spread 1/4 cup meat sauce in an ungreased 1-qt. shallow baking dish.
Place stuffed shells in dish; drizzle with remaining meat sauce.
Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese if desired.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until filling reaches 160°.