STUFFED SHELL PASTA

This recipe is awesome!! It does kind of take a while, and makes a lot... but it is delicious!! Enjoy!


INGREDIENTS:

• 1 stick butter or 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 package jumbo shell pasta
• 1 package sausage
• 1 8oz cream cheese
• 1 package frozen spinach (chopped and drained)
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 cup mozzerella cheese
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons parsley (parsley flakes work)
• 3 tablespoons cilantro
• 1 jar marinara sauce (Classico brand: tomato basil)
• 3 garlic cloves
• pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

• Cook pasta, place in cold water
• cook sausage & set aside
• Saute onion, parsley & cilantro in butter (or olive oil)
• When onions are soft, add sausage, spinach, garlic (use garlic press, or chop garlic), 1/2 cup mozzerella cheese, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, cream cheese
• add pepper to taste
• once all ingredients are combined, stuff shells with mixture, and place in greased casserole dish
• top shells with marinara sauce, and the remainder of the cheese
• bake at 350 until hot (30 min, or 1 hour if frozen)
• cover with foil if cheese starts to burn

Takes 1 1/2 hours until it is ready
Makes 6 servings