This recipe is traditionally made with Italian Sausage, but as long as you add some extra Italian herbs and spices, minced beef (ground beef or hamburger meat) will work just as well.

1lb ground beef or Italian Sausage
(If you are substituting ground beef for sausage, then also add: 1/2 teaspoon each of dried oregano and basil and 1/4 teaspoon of fennel or anise seeds, crushed.)
1 container Ricotta Cheese (large)
1 block cream cheese
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 cans diced tomatoes (I use garlic and olive oil)
1 can tomato sauce
1 box shells
Olive Oil

-Brown and drain ground beef
-Mix with Ricotta, Cream Cheese and half of the Mozzarella (2cups) in a large bowl
- In blender put the tomatoes and sauce and blend
- Boil, drain and rinse the noodles
-In large glass baking dish, coat the bottom with Olive Oil
-Pour half of tomato mixture in bottom of dish
-Stuff the shells with meat and cheese mixture
-Pour rest of tomato mixture over top, then sprinkle rest of Mozzarella over top
-Bake at 350 for 30 minutes to melt cheeses