One thing about living in a rural area is that you have more time then somebody living in an urban area. One recipe that I love is cheese stuffed shells. This is a recipe that we use at my work and even though it's a little bit more time consuming, if you have the time it is worth it.
Ingredients:
12 oz. shells
1 1/2 lbs. cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
1 (8 oz.) package of mozzarella cheese
2 eggs slightly beaten
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chopped parsley
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
3 c. tomato sauce or meat sauce
1/8 tsp. pepper
Directions:
Cook shells in boiling salted water for 12 to 15 minutes. Drain well. Combine ricotta and Mozzarella cheeses with eggs and blend with salt, pepper and parsley. Fill the shells with the cheese mixture. Spread a thin layer of sauce in a baking dish. Place the stuffed shells, 1 deep, in the baking dish and top with balance of sauce. Sprinkle with grated cheese and cover with a sheet of aluminum foil. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes.
This recipe usually takes me about an hour to make from start to finish but like I said before it is worth the work. Another nice thing about this recipe is that you have lots of options to make it different. You can add meat into the cheese mixture for cheese and meat stuffed shells or add more cheese or more sauce to it. One of my coworkers even chopped up some vegetables to add to the cheese mixture before she baked it and that was very well also. Have fun experimenting with this recipe!
Ingredients:
12 oz. shells
1 1/2 lbs. cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
1 (8 oz.) package of mozzarella cheese
2 eggs slightly beaten
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chopped parsley
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
3 c. tomato sauce or meat sauce
1/8 tsp. pepper
Directions:
Cook shells in boiling salted water for 12 to 15 minutes. Drain well. Combine ricotta and Mozzarella cheeses with eggs and blend with salt, pepper and parsley. Fill the shells with the cheese mixture. Spread a thin layer of sauce in a baking dish. Place the stuffed shells, 1 deep, in the baking dish and top with balance of sauce. Sprinkle with grated cheese and cover with a sheet of aluminum foil. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes.
This recipe usually takes me about an hour to make from start to finish but like I said before it is worth the work. Another nice thing about this recipe is that you have lots of options to make it different. You can add meat into the cheese mixture for cheese and meat stuffed shells or add more cheese or more sauce to it. One of my coworkers even chopped up some vegetables to add to the cheese mixture before she baked it and that was very well also. Have fun experimenting with this recipe!
*RS*
I agree 100%,cooking in the rural is way better than in an urban area. I worked with a bunch of amish guys at work and when they would bring food into work it was awsome. There are to many restruants in the city and to easy for people to go and just grab something to eat. The rural people don't have as many options to go out to, so they make up for it with their cooking. (JG)
ReplyDeleteRandi this recipe sounds delicous. My fathers family is Italian and we REALLY love Italian food. I absolutly love all types of pasta, and always find a way to incorporate pasta into my meals. We use ricotta cheese for many many things, but I have not seen it used this way before. I will definetly be using this recipe in the future.
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Oh my this looks amazing! I love Italian, but I CANT cook. Its nuts. I think I can burn water. But this one I'll have to try :)
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