The stuff I ate

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

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Cook the shells according to package directions. Make sure not to overcook or the shells will tear when you stuff them.
3. Brown the beef with the garlic. Stir in pasta sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Combine salt, cheeses, eggs, parsley.
5. Spread a few spoonfuls of sauce on the bottom of a 13x9 dish.
6. Stuff shells and place in the dish.
7. 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.