Spanich Stuffed Pasta Shells And Red Sauce

:: making meals ahead makes life eaiser for the working woman ::

        


 { Preparation & Cooking Time : 45 Min }
        Difficulty : Average
       Meal Type : Pasta 
             Serves : 5-6

      Ingredients
 • 1 box jumbo pasta shells.
 • 1 10 oz package frozen spinach, thawed.
 • 1 24 oz container cottage cheese.
 • 1 15 oz container ricotta cheese.
 • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded.
 • 2 teaspoons oregano.
 • 8 slices mozzarella cheese.
 • red pasta sauce.

          Preparation Method
 1. Cook pasta shells according to package directions.
 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
 3. In a large mixing bowl combine spinach
    cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, 
    shredded mozzarella and oregano.
 4. Stuff all pasta shells with mixture and place in a large baking dish.
 5. Pour red sauce over pasta and place mozzarella slices on top.
 6. Bake for 30 minutes

  Freezing Method
7. Allow to cool.
8. Divide up desired portions and place in freezer safe containers.

9. Good frozen 2-3 months.

  Defrosting Method
10. Remove portion from the freezer.
11. Place in the refrigerator for apporximately 24 hrs or remove from freezer container
   and place on microwave safe plate and defrost until thawed.

':: You also have the option of freezing just the spinach mixture and preparing the
   pasta once mixture is defrosted.
  The mixture by itself can be frozen up to 4 months ::

               
           ENJOY