Thursday, July 15, 2010

Mangia!

Stuffed Shells recipe:

~Cheese filling~

One- 15 ounce carton of Sargento Whole Ricotta Cheese (in refrigerated
section by sour cream, etc.)

One- 12 oz. package of shredded mozzarella cheese

3/4 cup parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons parsley

1 egg



Additional Ingredients:

1 package of jumbo shells (Barilla Jumbo Shells)

1 jar of spaghetti sauce (I use Prego Traditional)



Directions:

1.  Make cheese filling and set aside (see above)

2.  Boil shells, drain and rinse with cold water.

3.  Using a 9 x 13 disposable pan, place spaghetti sauce (2-3 cups) on
the bottom of the pan.

4.  Fill the shells with cheese mixture and place in pan.

5.  Spoon sauce over the shells.

6.  Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese (I usually leave a little bit out
of the cheese filling to sprinkle on the shells)

7.  Cover with tin foil.  If you're baking them thawed out or fresh,
then you bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.  If you're making them
right out of the freezer, then you bake at 375 degrees for 45-50
minutes.



I can usually make 2-3 pans of stuffed shells from the above recipe.
I put about 12-15 shells in each pan.

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5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.  EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous). And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?  Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!



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to top it all off  ....of course!
 

1 comment:

  1. Menage a Trois... SUCH a good wine! :) Enjoy! Happy 2 months to you guys!

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