Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Stuffed Shells

1-2 lb ground beef
small container of ricotta cheese
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp basil
1/8 tsp oregano
3/4 cup spaghetti sauce
1 small box frozen chopped spinach

Boil jumbo shells according to the directions on the box. Cool. Thaw and cook spinach according to the directions. Mix ricotta, spinach, mozz. cheese, garlic powder and salt and pepper. Brown the ground beef, then add basil and oregano to the meat. Stir the meat into the cheese mixture. Pour 3/4 cup sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Stuff shells and place in pan. When the pan is full, cover with desired amount of sauce and top with additional cheese. Bake for about 20 min on 350.
*Easy option for kids is to stuff shells with only meat and cheese!

1 comment:

  1. This sounds so yummy! I cant wait to try this. I am glad you started this blog. I love recipe blogs!

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