This is very good, but I did make some changes to it.., I left out the nutmeg and add Ricotta cheese to the ground beef and bread crumbs. Also top with mozzarella cheese before baking... Everybody loved this and there was plenty leftover for my husband to take for lunch the next day... I will make this again....

Good edits Tiffany! Ricotta was an excellent addition!

Yea Tiffany I am making it the same way you did. I personally do not like ricotta but my family does so thank you for the suggestions.

To Tiffany, "This is very good but I did make some changes to it." OK, how do you know if the recipe was 'very good' if you changed it? I have seen this OVER and OVER on recipe sites where people rave about how good something is AFTER they have made their own recipe out of it. To the rest of us who want to try the original recipe, we're still in the dark whether it is good or not because nobody cooks the recipe exactly like it is written.

Cindy, you're awesome!! lol well said. The recipe was very good as is! The changes would probably be just as good.

Cindy... I guess I should have mentioned in my first post that the first time I made it I followed the directions to a tee.... It was very good, but I decided to make changes the 2nd time I made and decided to share... But it is good either way. Sorry if my 1st post offended you. I thought I would share my changes.

We will all take the same recipe and make it our own. Our location, our ingredients on hand, our skill level, heritage, etc. will influence the outcome we produce in our home kitchen. Personally, I love to make big batches of stuffed shells (both meat and cheese) and freeze them individually without sauce. Then on a busy day, sauce and cheese them up in a casserole bake. Stews free family feeding.

Instead of ground beef, try sweet Italian sausage sautéed for a new flavor?!

I use ground pork instead of beef :) Delicious!

I love stuffed shells but have never used nutmeg. Instead, I add cottage cheese in place of ricotta, and also add mozzarella cheese both to the beef mixture and also on top of shells before baking. The family LOVES these!!

I tried this recipe today and my family loved it. We normally cook rice on Sundays and some meat. I decided to try something different. This recipe was easy and did not take a lot of time.

Instead of using a spoon, try putting the mix in a freezer bag and piping it in the shell. It doesn't seem to break the shells as much, and its FUN!!!!!!!

I was looking for a recipe without ricotta because of the fat content. This is the first one I came across. I left out the nutmeg, added a little more garlic and some spinach (frozen, but thawed and squeezed dried). I also mixed about 1/3rd of a cup of spaghetti sauce into the mixture. Absolutely wonderful!

I was raised in an Italian (off the boat) household and I'm sorry, but I've never heard of "cooking the pasta shells according to the package directions". For both lasagna, manicotti or stuffed shells, you cook the pasta for 5-6 minutes and that's it. It should be firm, pliable and rather un-edible at this point.

The sauce on the bottom and on the top, covered, will finish the pasta to perfection in the oven every time and you won't have one broken piece.

I agree Maria. I cooked the pasta for 7 mins. Makes sense. I also added sauce to the beef mix. It also makes more than 20 shells. Enjoy!

Loved this and the suggestions to it I cooked it for less time and it works!! Will be making this again.

I have made these countless of times, leaving out the nutmeg only. My family loves 'em, with garlic toast and salad, this is a meal. My only other remark is if you buy the pasta already broken in the box, you can't prevent what has already occurred. Store stockers rough handling the boxes will damage the shells.

This is an absolute keeper. I added ground pork with the beef and minced celery with the onion/garlic. The nutmeg gives this dish something wonderfully unexpected!! I love it! People will wonder what that is in the recipe and will love it too...trust me. My husband loves the meat stuffed shells so I did not add ricotta as Tiffany suggested. I am sure they are great though.:)

I used beef and pork and I added some mozzarella cheese in with the beef mixture. Great recipe!

I am eating these for lunch. I used the entire box of shells. Since people do not like changes, I will tell you anyway what I did. I used one pound each of ground pork and lean ground beef. I add lots of seasonings including Mrs. Dash. I had to up the breadcrumbs to 2/3 cup, but still used only one egg.

The possibilities are endless here. I've made a recipe like this before but I totally blanked out when I went to make it, therefore I looked it up. This was the simplest one, and it was perfect with the extra half pound of meat. Everyone should alter their recipes to suit themselves. That's called creativity!

Thank you for this recipe. Much appreciated!

I made the original recipe, but opted not to add the nutmeg. It is delicious - we love it!