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:
- Preheat Oven to 350°
- Cook shells according to packaging directions
- In a medium size bowl, put all cheeses, egg and seasonings including garlic in it.
- Saute spinach, in a medium skillet, until wilted, then remove it, chop it and place in bowl with the cheese.
- If adding sausage, brown the sausage in a skillet until cooked through, and put into bowl with the cheese.
- Mix everything until well combined.
- 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.
- Fill each shell with a scoop, large spoonful, of the cheese mixture.
- Cover the shells with a thin layer of pasta sauce and then cover them with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
- Cover the dish with foil and cook for 15 minutes.
- Then remove the foil and bake for 10 more minutes.
- Serve with a side salad and biscuits!