Main
Recipes
Course
Main Dishes
Baked Shells With Pesto, Mozzarella, and Meat Sauce Recipe

Baked Shells With Pesto, Mozzarella, and Meat Sauce Recipe

Posted by

Rate It!

Baked Shells With Pesto, Mozzarella, and Meat Sauce

Add your photo!

Count

Calories

Minutes

Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Serving

1 tbsp cooking oil
1 onion, chopped
1 lb ground beef ( i prefer turkey)
2 cups canned tomatoes, drained (28 oz can)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup prepared pesto sauce
3/4 lb medium pasta shell
6 oz mozzarella cheese, grated (1 1/2 cups)
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Oil a large 9x13 baking dish.
In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring ocassional until it starts to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in the ground meat and cook, breaking it up, until browns, about 2 minutes. Drain off any excess fat.
Add the tomatoes and salt to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook until most of the liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the pesto.
Meanwhile, cook the shells in a large pot of salted, boiling weater until just done, about 10 minutes. Drain and toss with the sauce. Put half of the pasta into the prepared baking dish and top with half the mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan. Repeat with the remaining pasta, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Bake until bubbling, about 15 minutes.

Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	628.37 Kcal (2631 kJ)
Calories from fat	320.3 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	35.59g	55%
Cholesterol	123.34mg	41%
Sodium	1577.63mg	66%
Potassium	677.59mg	14%
Total Carbs	30.14g	10%
Sugars	4.12g	16%
Dietary Fiber	2.74g	11%
Protein	48.12g	96%
Vitamin C	14.1mg	24%
Iron	3.2mg	18%
Calcium	685.5mg	69%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	163.46 Kcal (684 kJ)
Calories from fat	83.32 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	9.26g	55%
Cholesterol	32.09mg	41%
Sodium	410.41mg	66%
Potassium	176.27mg	14%
Total Carbs	7.84g	10%
Sugars	1.07g	16%
Dietary Fiber	0.71g	11%
Protein	12.52g	96%
Vitamin C	3.7mg	24%
Iron	0.8mg	18%
Calcium	178.3mg	69%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

Search recipes
by ingredients

Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Analyze

Try this similar recipes

Baked Shells with Pesto, Mozzarella, and Meat Sauce

Cooking oil, Onion, chopped, Ground beef and 6 more..
Baked Ziti

Ziti pasta, Onion, chopped, Ground beef and 6 more..
Baked Chicken and Ziti

Boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/4 &qu... and 9 more..
Asparagus Parmigiano

Fresh asparagus, trimmed, Onion, roughly chopped and 7 more..
Fettuccini With Spicy Tomato Cream Sauce

Butter, Minced onion, Red pepper flakes and 6 more..
Vegetarian Four Cheese Lasagna

Peeled and diced pumpkin and 11 more..
Ooey Gooey Cheesy Meatballs

Bread, Milk, Ground beef, Onion, grated, Sour cream, Egg and 5 more..
Spaghetti With Small Meatballs

Ground veal or 1 lb beef, Breadcrumbs, Salt, Pepper and 12 more..
Pizza Beans

Pinto beans, Water, Tomatoes, chopped, Onion, chopped and 7 more..