Monday, May 18, 2009

Stuffed Shells

Yum!


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Stuffed Shells
1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 box of jumbo shells
1 24 oz container of ricotta cheese
1 pkg shredded mozzerella
1/2 small onion
1/2 green bell pepper
2 garlic cloves
1 egg
1 large jar of preferred spaghetti sauce
Freshly grated parmesan cheese
Italian seasoning (for filling)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Boil your jumbo shells for 13 mins in salted water, drain.

Brown your ground meat seasoning with seasonings of your choice. I used salt, pepper, cumin, and chilli powder. When almost browned add in your garlic, onion and bell pepper. Saute until no longer pink. Add jar of spaghetti sauce and turn heat off.

Meanwhile in seperate bowl combine ricotta, egg, 3/4 of your mozzerella cheese, couple of tbs of parmesan cheese and italian seasonings (basil, oregano and parsley) to taste as well as salt and pepper to taste.

Spoon a bit of sauce on bottom of 9x13 casserole. Using a tbs or so fill each shell and place in casserole. After each shell is filled, cover with meat sauce and sprinkle remaining mozzerella and amt of parmesan to your liking.

Bake 20 to 30 minutes until brown, bubbly and the cheese is crusty and melted.

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