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Stuffed Shells

Nutrition Facts per serving:

Calories 404 .7, Protein 23.34 Gm, Carbs 36.03 Gm, Fat 18.29 Gm, Cholesterol 18.18 mg, Dietary Fiber 1 .445 Gm, Sugar 1.924 Gm, Sodium 591 .2mg, Calcium470.9mg, Potassium 346.1 mg, Iron 3.1 26mg

 DIRECTIONS

1.         Preheat oven to 375°F.

2.         Cook the jumbo shells according to package directions; let cool.

3.         Season the meat with salt, pepper and oregano.

4.         Cook the 3 whole garlic cloves in olive oil until lightly browned. Discard garlic.

5.         Brown the meat, breaking it into small pieces; drain, and let cool.

6.         Combine eggs, spinach, parsley, breadcrumbs, minced garlic, 1-cup Italian cheese blend and other cheeses.  Season with a little salt.

7.         Add meat to the spinach mixture; mix well.

8.         Stuff shells with the meat/ spinach mixture.

9.         Spread 1-cup spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a large ovenproof casserole.

10.        Place stuffed shells side b y side, seam side up, in the sauce.

11.        Pour the remaining sauce over the top, and sprinkle with the remaining 1-cup. Italian cheese blend.

12.        Bake in preheated oven uncovered for 35 minutes.

SERVES 10-12

• (26 oz.)  jar spaghetti  sauce
• 1 (12 oz.) box jumbo shells
• 1  (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled
• ¾ lb. ground beef or ground pork
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. oregano
• 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1-cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups Italian cheese blend, divided in 2
• 1-cup cottage cheese
• 3 Tbsp.  Parmesan cheese, grated
• Approx. 2 Tbsp. olive oil