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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Stuffed Shells

Stuffed Shells

1 box of jumbo pasta shells
1 jar of marinara sauce
1 15oz tub of ricotta
1 cup of shredded mozzarella
1 egg
1 packet of fresh chives
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried basil
1 1/2 cups chopped spinach
salt and pepper


1.  Preheat over to 350
2.  Cook the shells in boiling water for 10 minutes.  Drain and let them cool.
3.  In a bowl, mix together ricotta, mozzarella, and egg.
4.  Add about 3/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper and the rest of the seasonings, the chopped spinach and chives.
5.  Line casserole dish with 1/3 of the marinara sauce.
6.  Stuff the shells with a heaping tablespoon of the ricotta and place in the dish.
7.  Once all shells have been stuffed, pour the rest of the sauce on top of the shells.
8.  Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

I used a small ice cream scoop to fill them!  It was so easy!
I left out the spinach because the rest of the family doesn't care for it.  I also topped my shells off with some mozzarella before I put the foil on!



Served with bread sticks and green beans!