I love Italian food but I very rarely make it. Really I am just about limited to pasta with spaghetti sauce. So I am going to try and branch out, I figure as long as there is garlic and cheese how bad could it really be? Well my husband asked for this specifically so I am starting with stuffed shells.
Recipe:
- 1. Prepare Jumbo Shells according to the package- mine said 14 minutes, I cooked them for 12 and they came out perfectly. Drain and put them directly into really cold water (I used ice water) to stop them from cooking anymore.
- Filling: 2 1/2 cups of cottage cheese (if you don't like cottage cheese use ricotta), 10 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, 2 Lightly beaten eggs, 3 cloves minced garlic (if you like garlic- if not cut it down or use 1 teaspoon of garlic powder instead), 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon dried basil. Mix it well and put all the filling in a large plastic zipper bag- cut the corner off the bag and use it like a pastry bag to fill the shells.
- I used 3 medium pyrex glass containers to cook them in because they are really easy to store. Put a layer of sauce on the bottom of the container(s), place the shells opening up, fill them with the filling, cover with a layer of Spaghetti sauce (I use jarred), sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes- until it's bubbly. After it's done let it sit for at least 10
minutes before serving.
Review:
This turned out way better then I thought it would. I was skeptical of the cottage cheese but it doesn't taste like it when it's cooked with everything else. Both my husband and I had seconds and he is planning on taking it to work for lunch tomorrow. This would be a really great meal to make ahead and freeze or to bring someone who is sick or with a new baby because they can just throw it in the oven. I will be making this again- next time I might add spinach or meat but I did like this one just how it was.
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