Classic Stuffed Shells

Added spinach, ground beef, and Italian sausage to filling to get meat in my kids. Next time, I'd use a bit less meat or omit. Put called for cheese in mixture and only sprinkled lightly with mozzarella. Great for make ahead meal planning. Takes longer than indicated to truly get hot. Next time I'd allow more baking time. Likely 30 minutes covered and 10-15 minutes uncovered. Dish sat on the counter for 2.5 hours before being placed in the oven.

Shane LOVES it. I added a pound of ground beef.

Uh I basically ignore the recipe except for the concepts: - Cook the shells - Put a layer of tomato sauce down in the pan before baking - Stuffing is anything: I've done spinach + impossible meat + tomato sauce as well as I'm sure you could do ricotta and cheese - Don't forget to melt cheese on top if you can...

Added Italian sausage. Very nice touch!

I added ground beef, I thought it would have really enhanced the flavor if I used half ground beef and half sausage. It just needed a little pop of flavor. But overall a hit with the whole family and I was able to make it in the morning to just throw in the oven when we got home in the evening. Will make again

Added meat to the shells

Idea: Meat Lovers version with Sausage, Beef, and Bacon