vegetarian stuffed shells

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81 Pinches
Sacramento, CA
Updated on Jan 20, 2010

Came up with this on the fly. I don't eat meat so it had to "vegetarian-able" and I think the vegetarian version is way better than meaty stuffed shells.

prep time
cook time 1 Hr
method ---
yield 4-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 16 - large pasta shells
  • 2 cups ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped herbs (thyme, oregano, marjoram)
  • 2 cups homemade (or not) tomato sauce [see my yummy tomato sauce recipe]
  • 1 cup chopped white mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • - salt (to taste)
  • - pepper (to taste)
  • 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese

How To Make vegetarian stuffed shells

  • Step 1
    preheat oven to 375
  • Step 2
    boil large pot of hot water, once boiled, add salt and the pasta shells cook about 20 minutes or until soft
  • Step 3
    chop herbs and mix in a bowl with ricotta and a few pinches of salt
  • Step 4
    sautee chopped mushrooms in butter, when soft, reduce heat to low and mix in tomato sauce
  • Step 5
    in a large pyrex dish, sprinkle olive oil
  • Step 6
    drain shells and spoon a heaping tablespoonfull of the ricotta mixture into the shells
  • Step 7
    arrange all 16 shells in pyrex dish and pour tomato sauce over them, sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top
  • Step 8
    cook for about 10 minutes (check at 8)

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