Freezer Friendly Stuffed Shells | Large Family Recipes
In my recent Big Family Freezer Meals cooking days I made 4 large pans of stuffed shells for my people. These big pans of stuffed shells freeze and later reheat wonderfully. Add a fresh salad, garlic bread, or a cup of fruit for a lovely dinner your family will ask for again and again!
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Freezer Friendly Stuffed Shells
FREEZER MEAL RECIPE INGREDIENTS
This large family recipe yields up to four 9×13 pans of fantastic Freezer Friendly Stuffed Shells!
- 3 Boxes of 1lb Jumbo Shells
- 3 lbs cooked Ground Beef (2 lbs for sauce, 1 lb for cheese mix)
- 100 oz Tomato Sauce
- 64 oz Ricotta Cheese
- 6 Eggs
- 8 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 12 oz Can Diced Tomatoes
FREEZER MEAL RECIPE DIRECTIONS
- Cook Jumbo Shells according to package directions
- Precook 3 lbs of ground beef, drain and set aside
- *For Cheese Sauce Filling* – In large mixing bowl mix 64 oz of Ricotta Cheese, 4 cups Mozzarella Cheese, 6 eggs, and 1 lb cooked ground beef
- *For Homemade Meat Sauce* In a large pot mix 100 oz of Tomato Sauce, 12 oz Diced Tomatoes, and 2 lb precooked ground beef.
- Stuff cooked jumbo noodles with cheese sauce mixture and layer on the bottom of 9×13 pan.
- Cover stuffed shells fully with homemade meat sauce.
- Top with one cup of shredded Mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat for a total of four 9×13 pans.
FREEZER MEAL STORAGE DIRECTIONS
- Allow your meals to cool completely before placing in the freezer.
- Wrap each 9×13 pan with two layers of foil.
- Label the top of each pan with recipe name and date.
- Wrap each 9×13 pan with a layer of plastic wrap.
- Set each pan to freeze in the freezer. Do not stack the pans on top of one another until each pan is individually frozen.
FREEZER COOKING DIRECTIONS
- Set the desired pans of Stuffed Shells out in the refrigerator the evening before you’d like to serve them.
- Preheat your oven to 400 (oven times may vary).
- Remove plastic wrap and one layer of foil.
- Place in preheated oven for 1 hour or until heated through and hot and bubbly.
- Feel free to add additional cheese on the day you serve this bake!
Freezer Friendly Stuffed Shells | Large Family Recipes
Enjoy this hearty dish that feeds a crowd!
Ingredients
FREEZER MEAL RECIPE INGREDIENTS
- 3 Boxes of 1lb Jumbo Shells
- 3 lbs cooked Ground Beef 2 lbs for sauce, 1 lb for cheese mix
- 100 oz Tomato Sauce
- 64 oz Ricotta Cheese
- 6 Eggs
- 8 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 12 oz Can Diced Tomatoes
Instructions
FREEZER MEAL RECIPE DIRECTIONS
- Cook Jumbo Shells according to package directions
- Precook 3 lbs of ground beef, drain and set aside
- *For Cheese Sauce Filling* - In large mixing bowl mix 64 oz of Ricotta Cheese, 4 cups Mozzarella Cheese, 6 eggs, and 1 lb cooked ground beef
- *For Homemade Meat Sauce* In a large pot mix 100 oz of Tomato Sauce, 12 oz Diced Tomatoes, and 2 lb precooked ground beef.
- Stuff cooked jumbo noodles with cheese sauce mixture and layer on the bottom of 9x13 pan.
- Cover stuffed shells fully with homemade meat sauce.
- Top with one cup of shredded Mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat for a total of four 9x13 pans.
Notes
FREEZER MEAL STORAGE DIRECTIONS
- Allow your meals to cool completely before placing in the freezer.
- Wrap each 9x13 pan with two layers of foil.
- Label the top of each pan with recipe name and date.
- Wrap each 9x13 pan with a layer of plastic wrap.
- Set each pan to freeze in the freezer. Do not stack the pans on top of one another until each pan is individually frozen.
FREEZER COOKING DIRECTIONS
- Set the desired pans of Stuffed Shells out in the refrigerator the evening before you'd like to serve them.
- Preheat your oven to 400 (oven times may vary).
- Remove plastic wrap and one layer of foil.
- Place in preheated oven for 1 hour or until heated through and hot and bubbly.
- Feel free to add additional cheese on the day you serve this bake!
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Love this recipe. We very seldom have stuffed shells although its a family favorite as its a bit of a fussy recipe for me (read as… ya- I get lazy at dinnertime) and this will definately fix that problem. Thanks so much. Question though… we only have 3 people in our family. Yet I’m sure we would use that whole pan. My husband alone would eat at least half of that. Between dinner and leftovers for his lunch it would be just exactly enough. How on earth can your family 3 times as large make it? Or are those shells much larger than I am thinking? (They look like I could line up 4 of them on my hand.) Me the college boy and the hubbo would probably just have this with a big salad and garlic bread. Um,… and yes my hubby is an EATER!!! 🙂 Love the blog and the vids and the links and the kids are so adorby. Namaste.
When I cook overwise, I do enough for leftovers for lunch and dinner the next day. That would mean I would need three 9×13 pans. However, if I’m using this as a freezer meal we just do one pan for that night and will have no leftovers. Everyone gets a scoop full, and I also serve a side dish like green beans and applesauce.
you are the only one that has recipes that my family will actually eat…lol. should I undercook the pasta? Thank you!!!
Yes, try to undercook it a bit. Although I’m sure I’ve overcooked it and it has still turned great, haha. I run cold water on the noodles after cooking and that stops them from cooking farther, too.
Can I use cottage cheese in place of the ricotta? Thanks so much!
Oh yeah, cottage cheese will work great 🙂