Mom's Stuffed Shells

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (12 ounce) box package jumbo pasta shells
• 1/2 lb italian sweet sausage (i use hot)
• 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (mom uses more, and i make my own sauce, that includes meat and lots of veggies)
• 20 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained (i get fresh and steam it and chop it)
• 2 eggs
• 1 lb ricotta cheese
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 teaspoon onion salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (i use more, and fresh garlic in the sauce)
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (i use a lot more, fresh grated)

Recipe

• 1 cook shells according to directions, drain.
• 2 brown and drain sausage.
• 3 add sauce to meat and cook 15 minutes.
• 4 press out excess moisture from spinach and chop.
• 5 beat eggs slightly. add spinach, 2 cheeses and seasonings. mix till blended.
• 6 pour 1/2 c sauce mixture into a bottom of a 3 quart dish (9 x12). stuff each shell with the mixture and arrange shells in a single layer in the pan. tuck in broken pieces. pour sauce over all.
• 7 sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 8 bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 9 can substitute manicotti for shells if desired.