What a mess. This doesn't even look remotely appetizing. I'm sorry. I want to apologize to Linda in Wagoner, especially. You can check out the comments on this post to find out why. And then we will all hug and we'll all feel better.
Any hoo, this is a recipe for stuffed shells. It's tasty. A lot like lasagna stuffed in a shell, but somehow that makes it seem a bit fancier.
I'm nothing if not fancy.
Step one: buy some shells
It seems obvious, but you can't believe how many people forget this step and then instead of stuffed shells for dinner, they end up with just the stuff part. It's not pretty.
And don't just buy any old shells, they must be the JUMBO shells. Because we don't mess around.
Mix together all of these cheeses. I like to use the whole package of mozzarella, a whole carton of cottage cheese (or ricotta works well), and quite a bit of parmesan. We like our cheese. We live close to Wisconsin, so maybe that's why.
Add an egg. Or two egg whites, if you're health-conscious. However, if you are terribly health-conscious, maybe you shouldn't be eating all that cheese.
I'm just sayin'.
Add some salt and parsley and basil. Mix all together, now. Then do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around.
Then stuff those cooked shells. Oh? I forgot to tell you to cook those shells?
Ooops.
Well, it's not too late. Unless you've already stuffed them, which, in case you haven't noticed, is quite hard to do when they're not already cooked.
Not that anything like that has ever happened to me.
Top with spaghetti sauce, more parmesan cheese, and pop into the oven at, say, 350 degrees for maybe 30 minutes or until the cheese is all melty and bubbly.
Toss a salad, throw it on a plate, which is what I apparently did. LIterally. And you're set. Another dinner for the record books.
And then tomorrow comes and you have to do it all over again.
