Saturday, September 11, 2010

Stuffed Shells

I made stuffed shells for dinner tonight. They were way more time consuming than I was expecting. I tried adding spinach to half the batch and it added a nice flavor. I think next time I may try adding some kind of meat(italian sausage or chicken). I also added some mozzarella on top before baking. I covered it with foil for the first 15 minutes to keep them from drying out, then removed the foil and continued baking for 15-20 minutes.



Stuffed Shells

1 (16 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells
4 cups large curd cottage cheese
12 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 pinch garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1.Cook shells according to package directions. Place in cold water to stop cooking. Drain.
2.Mix together cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, eggs, and garlic powder. Rub the dried herbs in the palms of your hands to pulverize them, and stir into the cheese mixture. Stuff mixture into the shells.
3.Spread 1/3 of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 15 x 10 inch pan. Place shells open side up, and close together in pan. Spread remaining sauce over top, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
4.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes, or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

No comments:

Post a Comment