Love,Cook and Eat

Usually this dish is made with Manicotti or also known as cannelloni, but instead I used pasta shells. The stuffing is made from three kinds of cheese and parsley topped with homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. You can make some variations to this recipe. Instead of marinara sauce use Alfredo sauce or a Bechamel and instead of parsley use spinach. Enjoy this dinner with a salad and garlic bread.


Ingredients:

Serves 3 to 4

15 Pasta Shells
3 cups Homemade Marinara Sauce
1 cup Ricotta cheese
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese divided
2 cups Mozzarella Cheese divided
1 egg
1 tbs dried Parsley or 1/4 cup fresh Parsley


Directions:

Whisk egg well until pale yellow. Add 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese , 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese ,1 cup Ricotta Cheese and parsley.



Bring a pot of salted water to boil, splash with some oil so shells do not stick together. Cook shells until al dente about 10 -12 mins.



Stuff shells with cheese Mixture.

Spread 1 cup Marinara Sauce in a baking dish. Line Shells and top with the remaining 2 cups Marinara sauce and 1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese and  1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese.





Cover the baking dish with alumnium foil. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 40-45 min or until bubbly.
Take foil and broil for 5 min until cheese melts.