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Mom’s Italian Stuffed Shells

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Pasta and red sauce…stuffed with your favorite cheeses and flavored with garlic. These are comfort food to the max!

Ingredients

  • 17 whole Jumbo Pasta Shells, Cooked According To Package Directions
  • 2 cups (or More) Red Pasta Sauce(preferably Homemade!)
  • 1 cup (generous) Ricotta Cheese
  • 1-½ cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • 2 ounces, weight Freshly Grated Parmesan
  • 1 whole Egg
  • ½ teaspoons Onion Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Dried Oregano
  • ½ teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
  • 6 ounces, weight Frozen Spinach, Thawed And Drained And Squeezed VERY DRY
  • 1 cup Chopped And Sauteed Mushrooms(optional)
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1 cup Shredded Cheese(pick Your Favorite) For Finishing The Dish

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).

Spread 1/2 cup of red sauce into the bottom of a greased 9×9 inch baking dish.

Combine ricotta and the next 10 ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Stir well, to combine.

Spoon filling (approximately 2 Tablespoons?) into shells. Arrange the shells in the prepared dish.

Top with the remaining red sauce. Don’t be shy with it! Soak those babies good!

Cover with foil and bake for about 30-40 minutes. The last ten minutes of baking, uncover the pan, sprinkle with a handful of your favorite cheeses, then return (uncovered) to the oven until everything is melted, bubbling, and smells amazing.

Remove from oven, let stand for five minutes.

Dig in!

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vlmarston on 12.20.2010

Made this Saturday night. My husband, who claims he doesn’t like spinach, loved it! So yummy, so quick and easy. Added to my “keeper” file!

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beccasbites on 1.12.2011

Quick, easy, and delicious. The mushrooms were a nice addition-this will definitely be one of my go to recipes.

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vlmarston on 12.20.2010

Very good, very easy, goes together quickly! Mmmm cna’t wait for theleftovers!

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