Quick Cheesy Shells and Beef

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Quick Cheesy Shells and BeefThis recipe is a quick and easy way to the warm comfort of traditional baked ziti without turning on your oven. Ground turkey or chicken can easily be used in place of beef. If you don't have Italian seasoning on hand, a mixture of dried rosemary, oregano and thyme will do the trick. Serve topped with chopped fresh parsley.1 user reviews.

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This recipe makes 8 servings

Nutritional Info
Per each of 8 servings: about	-
cal	457457 cal
pro	29 g29g pro
total fat	20 g20g total fat
sat. fat	11 g11g sat. fat
carb	38 g38g carb
dietary fibre	3 g3g dietary fibre
sugar	4 g4g sugar
chol	75 mg75mg chol
sodium	534 mg534mg sodium
potassium	432 mg432mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	3232 calcium
iron	2828 iron
vit A	1717 vit A
vit C	1313 vit C
folate	4848 folate

This recipe is a quick and easy way to the warm comfort of traditional baked ziti without turning on your oven. Ground turkey or chicken can easily be used in place of beef. If you don't have Italian seasoning on hand, a mixture of dried rosemary, oregano and thyme will do the trick. Serve topped with chopped fresh parsley.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil 1 1tbsp tbspolive oil
1 lb (450 g) extra-lean ground beef 1 1lb (450 g) lb (450 g)extra-lean ground beef
1 small onion , diced1 1small oniononions, diced
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves clovesgarlic, minced
1/4 tsp crushed hot pepper flakes , (optional)1/4 1/4tsp tspcrushed hot pepper flakes, (optional)
1 tbsp dried Italian herb seasoning 1 1tbsp tbspdried Italian herb seasoning
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
2 cups bottled strained tomatoes , (passata)2 2cups cupsbottled strained tomatotomatoes, (passata)
3 cups shredded Canadian Cheddar cheese 3 3cups cupsshredded Canadian Cheddar cheese
12 oz (340 g) pasta shells 12 12oz (340 g) oz (340 g)pasta shells

Preparation

In large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tsp oil of the over medium-high heat; brown beef, breaking up with wooden spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain in colander and set aside.

Add remaining oil, onion, garlic, hot pepper flakes (if using), Italian seasoning and pepper to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 4 to 5 minutes.

Return beef to skillet along with strained tomatoes. Stir in until melted, about 1 minute.

Meanwhile, in large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions; drain and return to pot. Add beef mixture and toss to coat.