Stuffed Pasta Shells

What You Need

8 oz. frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained
15 oz Ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided
1 egg white
1 lb. Italian sausage (I use Jimmy Dean) cooked, drained and cooled
1 envelope of Italian Dressing Mix (I used Good Seasons brand)
20 jumbo macaroni pasta shells, cooked, drained and cooled (I cooked about 25 shells becasue 2 or 3 usually fall apart)
1 jar (13-1/2 oz.) spaghetti sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Mix spinach, Ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup Mozzarella, egg white, sausage, and dressing mix until well blended.

Spread half of the spaghetti sauce onto the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish.

Spoon mixture into shells, adding a heaping spoon full into each shell.

Arrange the shells, filled-sides up, into the baking dish.




Spread the rest of the sauce onto the shells.

Sprinkle the rest of the Mozzarella on the very top.



Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes


*I like to serve with garlic bread
* If you like meals with kick then you could substitute the Italian sausage for a pound of Hot sausage.  We have done that and it's super good!

Love, Madalyn