Stuffed Shells
By EMAXI
This is one of our family's favorite recipes, we love them! They do take some work but are delicious! You can use shells or manicotti noodles, I even use a varation of this for lasagna
- Difficult
- Average budget
Ingredients
- I batch tomato sauce
- 1 Egg
- 12 shells or 8 manicotti shells
- 1/4 cup cooked chopped spinach
- 1 container Ricotta
- 1/2 cup Mozzarella
- 1/2 cup parmesan
- 2 T. Parsley
- 1/2 t. Oregano
- 1/8 t. Nutmeg
Preparation
Step 1
Cook pasta shells about 12 minutes or until tender but still firm; drain. Cool shells in a single layer on a piece of greased foil. For filling Stir egg, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, the tablespoons parsley, and oregano. Spoon a scant 1/4 cup filling into each cooked shell. Arrange filled shells in a 2-quart square baking dish. Combine undrained tomatoes and tomato sauce; pour over shells in baking dish. Bake, covered, in a 350 degree F oven for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 to 15 minutes more or until heated through.To serve, sprinkle with additional parsley and Parmesan, if desired. Makes 4 servings.