Food Friday ~ Stuffed Pasta Shells

Friday, April 20, 2012

Hi y’all!  It’s Casharina bringing you another easy dish; can you tell those are my favorites?  Today I’m sharing a recipe that I got from my cousin/bff,  that my family ended up really liking, so I thought I’d share it today…and did I mention it was pretty easy too? Lol!  I even got my itty bitty to help me out with it!  Give it a try and let me know what you think! 

Ingredients:

• 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 large can of spaghetti sauce
• 1 box jumbo pasta shells
• 1-1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 package Frozen spinach
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 tsp salt

 Directions:

• Cook pasta shells according to directions on the box, drain and rinse in cold water.
• Thaw spinach and dry. (Tip: I used a dish towel to help soak up the excess water and it worked pretty well!)
• Brown your ground beef and let cool.
• Add the meat, half of the shredded cheese, and the remaining ingredients to a large dish.
•  Stir well.
• Stuff pasta shells with mixture and place into a 9x13in baking pan. (Get your kiddos to join in on this part if they are willing! ;) It gets a little messy but just think of the wonderful memories you’ll have.)
• Continue until your pan is full.
• Pour the remaining mixture (if any) on top and then add the rest of the shredded cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350 F (180C) for 25 minutes, uncover and bake a few more minutes to brown the cheese.
• Eat and enjoy!!

Also check out this receipe card I made to share…I hope you like it.  Just CLICK HERE or on the below image to download!

I just love how the deep colors of the Gracie Kit worked so well to create to these images today!  And I used one of the new Baked with Love Recipe Card Templates too!

Thanks for dropping by the blog today!  Kylie will be back tomorrow with a little blog news :) 

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