01 10 / 2011
Stuffed shells
For the past few weeks I’ve been craving stuffed shells. I’ve made good versions a couple times before but wasn’t able to find the recipe I used, so I made a recipe on the fly.
- 21 jumbo shells
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 500 gm container ricotta cheese
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 2 cups grated mozzarella
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
For the sauce:
- 450 gm extra lean ground beef
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- jar of pasta sauce
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cook the shells according to package directions. Make sure not to overcook or the shells will tear when you stuff them.
- Brown the beef with the garlic. Stir in pasta sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Combine salt, cheeses, eggs, parsley.
- Spread a few spoonfuls of sauce on the bottom of a 13x9 dish.
- Stuff shells and place in the dish.
- Cook at 350F for 1 hour.
Verdict:
Very good. A bit too much filling—the shells were very full but I still had plenty of cheese leftover. There wasn’t quite enough sauce, will make homemade or use 2 jars next time.
