Moms Stuffed Shells Recipes

BAKED STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat the inside of a large oval or 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt generously. Cook pasta in water for 9 minutes. Drain pasta and set aside.
• In a large skillet, cook Italian sausage over medium heat until browned, about 8 minutes. Break up the meat as it cooks. Add onion and cook for another 4 minutes until onions have softened.
• Drain grease from skillet. Pout 1 jar or marinara into the skillet and stir to combine. Pour meat sauce into the bottom of the baking dish. Spread out into an even layer.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together ricotta, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, garlic, egg, salt, pepper, basil, and parsley.
• Fill cooled pasta shells with ricotta mixture. Place in the dish over meat sauce, open side facing down. This will keep the cheese inside and the edges won't get hard.
• Spoon the remaining marinara sauce all over the shells.
• In a bowl, mix together the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1/2 cup parmesan. Sprinkle evenly over shells.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until cheese is melted and edges are bubbly. Remove from oven and serve warm.

MOM'S STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook shells according to directions, drain.
• Brown and drain sausage.
• Add sauce to meat and cook 15 minutes.
• Press out excess moisture from spinach and chop.
• Beat Eggs slightly. Add Spinach, 2 cheeses and seasonings. Mix till blended.
• Pour 1/2 C sauce mixture into a bottom of a 3 Quart dish (9 X12). Stuff each shell with the mixture and arrange shells in a single layer in the pan. Tuck in broken pieces. Pour sauce over all.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Can substitute Manicotti for shells if desired.

WORKING MOM'S STUFFED SHELLS FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Defrost/thaw spinach (microwave on high x4 minutes).
• Spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place shells in dish, filling side up.
• Mix pasta sauce with spinach, pour over shells.
• Sprinkle with cheese, then cover dish with foil.
• Bake 50 minutes, remove foil, bake additional 10 minutes to brown cheese.