Here is my stuffed shells recipe. I sometimes make it was ground Italian sausage and sometimes I omit it. It just depends on what sort of mood I am in.

This amount should serve around 4 people. The measurements are only guidelines and things should be adjusted to your own taste. I’ve made this so many times that I usually don’t measure anymore and just throw it all in and stir.

Ingredients:

• 16 Jumbo Shells
• 3/4 cup Ricotta Cheese
• 1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese
• 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
• 2 cups uncooked Spinach, fresh or frozen,
• 1 Egg
• 4 shredded Fresh leaves or Dried Basil to taste
• Italian Seasoning to taste
• 2 small Garlic cloves
• Pasta Sauce
• 1/2 lbs ground Italian Sausage (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 350°
2. Cook shells according to packaging directions
3. In a medium size bowl, put all cheeses, egg and seasonings including garlic in it.
4. Saute spinach, in a medium skillet, until wilted, then remove it, chop it and place in bowl with the cheese.
5. If adding sausage, brown the sausage in a skillet until cooked through, and put into bowl with the cheese.
6. Mix everything until well combined.
7. In a oven safe dish big enough to hold the shells in one layer, spread some pasta sauce covering the entire bottom and place the shells in the pan opening side up.
8. Fill each shell with a scoop, large spoonful, of the cheese mixture.
9. Cover the shells with a thin layer of pasta sauce and then cover them with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
10. Cover the dish with foil and cook for 15 minutes.
11. Then remove the foil and bake for 10 more minutes.
12. Serve with a side salad and biscuits!