I love to cook and I was looking for something to make for my boyfriend for our regular Thursday night dinner dates! I came across a recipe for stuffed shells and I was instantly inspired, but, as usual, I had to revise to my taste...so here is my version.
Sausage & Spinach Stuffed Shells
Ingredients:
1 box of jumbo shells
2 lbs Italian sausage (out of casing)
1 package baby bellas
12 oz spinach
20 oz ricotta cheese
10 oz fresh grated Parmesan
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 can diced tomatoes
2 jar marinara sauce
Onion
Garlic
Olive oil
Red pepper flakes
Salt & pepper
Pastry filling bag
Directions:
Cook jumbo shells as directed, drain in cold water and set aside.
Heat up some olive oil and soften as much onion and garlic. Brown your sausage with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
Add sliced mushrooms - break up a bit as you mix and soften.
Add spinach and cook together.
Drain sausage mixture and set aside to cool down a bit.
Pour half of your jar of pasta sauce in your baking dish - enough to cover the bottom.
In a large mixing bowl, lightly whip up the eggs add the ricotta cheese,most of the parmesan (same some for topping), and the bread crumbs. Mix in the sausage, mushroom & spinach mixture - thoroughly mix together. Put the filling in the pastry bag, fill the shells and place filled shells in the baking dish.
Top your tray full of shells with the diced tomatoes and the rest of the pasta sauce and bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes.
Remove and sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese and return to oven until cheese is melted.
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