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| Stuffed Shells |
My daughter was looking for a fun dinner to make with a friend, who sadly was visiting us from Florida because her family is selling their house in our town. She said, "Mommy, can I make your stuffed shells? You don't use anyone's recipe... it's yours, you can blog about it." I think my daughter is getting the blogging concept. I suspect she will have her own dessert blog soon enough. Well, what follows is my recipe for stuffed shell, which everyone likes, even the pickiest kids... plus it feeds a lot of people and as you will see in the pictures making them can entertain kids for an afternoon.
Stuffed Shells
by Diane Balch
prep time: 30 minutes Serves: 6 - 8
Ingredients:
2 large eggs beaten
1 32 ounce container of Ricotta cheese (whole or part-skim milk)
1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup fresh chopped flat leaf parsley
1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
11/2 to 2 12 ounce boxes of Jumbo Shells
2 24 ounce jars of Marinara sauce (I recommend: Rao's)
1 12 ounce bag of shredded Mozzarella cheese.
1 12 ounce bag of shredded Mozzarella cheese.
Directions:
1) Boil pasta water and put at least 1 tablespoon of salt in the water. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2) While the water for the pasta is boiling. Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl. Add the cheese, and seasoning and mix. Refrigerate until you are going to use this mixture.
3) Strain and rinse shells with cold water.
4) Fill a pastry bag or freezer bag with the ricotta cheese mixture and squirt it into the shells. Do not over fill.
5) Lay filled shells in a large baking dish. When the dish is filled cover the shells with sauce and top them with Mozzarella cheese.
6) Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until the cheese becomes golden brown. Let the shells sit for 10 minutes before serving them. Best with a side salad.
Italian cooking, pasta, ricotta cheese,stuffed shells http://verygoodrecipes.com/italia
Note: The ricotta mixture I use in this recipe is exactly the same mixture I use for my lasagna recipe. I actually make stuffed shells when I have leftover ricotta from making lasagna. They freeze very well.
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| Using piping to fill the shells. |
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| Shells stuffed but not overly stuffed. |
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| Who knew that stuffing shells could be so much fun? |
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| Focusing on their work. |
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| Almost done, and so is the tablecloth. |
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| Hosted by Home Maid Simple and Simple Living with Diane Balch |
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It looks like making your stuffed shells can be a lot of fun! They certainly do look delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe, and also for hosting. I've shared a Chinese Style Beef recipe made in the slow cooker - great for hot days! Have a lovely break.
ReplyDeleteThey are fun to make, but oh the mess those girls made. Thanks for the slow cooker recipe.. I'm looking for more summer type ones... I think it is great to use this time of year because you don't get any stove heat.
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Thanks for hosting!
Looks like your daughter is going to be a great cook just as her mom is. And also looks like they had a great time in the kitchen. That's very nice.
ReplyDeleteI've linked up ideas of how to make a great crab cake. Enjoy your weekend.
Sam
I will definitely check out your recommendations, so funny that I made them last week. Have a lovely weekend.
DeleteThanks for another link party! I am trying to get rid of as much store-bought stuff as I can. I really wanted to replace our store-bought butter and came up with this Simple, Homemade Butter recipe (# 20 ). The butter tastes wonderful and I am happy to know exactly what went into it. Have a great week!
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The girls look like they are having so much fun with that great dish, it looks delicious. Hope you are having a great day and thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeleteMiz Helen
If you saw the mess, you would know they had a truly great time. Good to see you again. Have a great weekend.
DeleteThanks so much for featuring our watermelon shrimp recipe! And those stuffed shells look delicious – one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feature! I linked up some Gorilla Bread that would be perfect to serve the girls for breakfast after their sleepover!
ReplyDeleteLove linking up with all of these great recipes! This week I added my homemade cherry vanilla ice cream recipe. Thank you for hosting.
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ReplyDeleteI love the stuffed shells! Thank you for hosting another wonderful Foodie Friday! Have a fantastic weekend!
ReplyDeleteI'm sharing my Asparagus and Bacon Pasta Salad w/ Creamy Basil Pesto Dressing and my latest vegetable ferment - Savoy Cabbage, Carrot and Ginger. Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteStuffed Shells are one of my favorites to make though we've cut back on the wheat dishes for awhile. I like to hide dried kale in the ricotta. No one ever knows....
ReplyDeleteI know some people put spinach in them, kale sounds good too.
DeleteLooks like you have some great help with those delicious looking stuffed shells! What fun! Thanks for hosting and I hope you have a wonderful "week unplugged", something we all need to do every once in a while!
ReplyDeleteThese look really good. I bought some jumbo shells to stuff awhile ago, but have not got around to trying it yet. I'll have to give your recipe a try!
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ReplyDeleteI am so excited to see so many super Summer posts this week!
ReplyDeletei’ve linked up a raw kale salad stuffed zucchini recipe.
also, it’s our second week for the Wednesday Fresh Foods Blog Hop – it's still open for a few more hours. please feel free to stop by and link up your CSA collections, farmer’s market treasures, garden harvests, seasonal recipes, or related food politics rants :) Hope to see you there!
and of course, thanks for hosting!
P.s. have a great vaca!
Good morning fellow linker upers! (that makes us sound like some weird brand of illegal drug, haha)...
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Happy linking!
Stuffed Shells are always such a great staple that is enjoyed but everyone. They look great. I linked a recipe for a homemade salad dressing using cucumbers, dill, and sour cream.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun activity to do with a girlfriend. I can't wait til my daughter's of age to do stuff like this...those shells are making me hungry, btw. I haven't tried stuffing my own yet, you are inspiring me!
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't love stuffed shells?! Delish! Please don't forget to like us on Facebook Thank you for linking to Foodie Friday!
ReplyDeleteI love stuffed shells…sometimes I grate zucchini or carrots into the cheese mixture. I loved the photos of the girls making memories together! They did a wonderful job on the stuffed shells!
ReplyDeleteDiane, I have just put you in my google reader so that when we don’t have a LYL page…I won’t miss any of your posts. Thanks for your comment on the FF page…everyone feels the same way from what I’ve been reading!
Thank you, it was really special having the girls cook together. Yes, I have been frustrated with FF hopefully she'll get it together.
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