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Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

LilBitMissty — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 02:40:23 GMT

Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

6 ounces JUMBO pasta shells

1 (15 ounce) container Ricotta cheese

1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

3 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup finely shredded unpeeled Zucchini... drain

1/2 cup finely shredded carrots

1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

pepper to taste

1 (15 ounce) jar meatless spaghetti sauce

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. **To keep them from sticking, put them on wax paper while to prepare remaining ingredients**.

In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ingredients EXCEPT for the spaghetti sauce.

Mix well. Put 1/2 of the spaghetti sauce in the bottom of an oblong baking dish. Put shells on top of sauce. Fill pasta shells with cheese mixture, using about 1 1/2 Tablespoons per shell. Put cheese side up. Preheat oven to 350* Spoon remaining spaghetti sauce evenly over shells. Cover tightly with lid or foil. Bake for 35 minutes.

Re: Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

FUTURE — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 02:31:36 GMT

Looks delicious!! Would be wonderful with spinach in the mixture, as well, IMO.

Re: Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

Nonametoday — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 03:10:49 GMT

Sounds very, very good. I like anything that sounds Itaian and particularly anything with marinara sauce. Will try this soon. DH can eat this.

Re: Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

NJgirl 1205 — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:03:32 GMT

This looks absolutely delicious! I am just curious about the cheese - I thought vegetarians do not eat it??

Re: Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

LilBitMissty — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 00:28:00 GMT

FUTURE....Hi there. That's a great thought. Guess it can be tweaked to one's liking

Re: Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

LilBitMissty — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 00:30:27 GMT

NameAlreadyTaken...Hi there. It is nice to meet you. If you do give it a try, please let me know how it went.

Re: Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

LilBitMissty — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 01:07:11 GMT

NJgirl 1205... Hi there. I know there is alot of confusion...but as I understand it, vegetarian diets fall into three main categories based on the types of food eaten....

VEGAN

LACTO-VEGETARIAN

LACTO-OVO VEGETARIAN

A vegan does not eat meat, poultry, fish, eggs or dairy products. A lacto-vegetarian diet does not include meat, poultry, fish or eggs. However, lacto-vegetarians will eat dairy products, such as milk, cheese and yogurt. A lacto-ovo vegetarian diet only excludes meat, fish and poultry, while eggs and dairy products are allowed. Hope that helps

Re: Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

Nonametoday — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 05:19:27 GMT

@LilBitMissty wrote:
NameAlreadyTaken...Hi there. It is nice to meet you. If you do give it a try, please let me know how it went.

I will be happy to. It will be a couple weeks before I try it. I hate to admit this but I have 1 gallon of marinara and 1 gal Alfredo sauce left over from this past weekend that I froze, and I plan to use it for a get-together with friends April 6 so after that will try it.

Re: Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

NJgirl 1205 — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 13:27:30 GMT

@LilBitMissty wrote:
NJgirl 1205... Hi there. I know there is alot of confusion...but as I understand it, vegetarian diets fall into three main categories based on the types of food eaten....

VEGAN
LACTO-VEGETARIAN
LACTO-OVO VEGETARIAN

A vegan does not eat meat, poultry, fish, eggs or dairy products. A lacto-vegetarian diet does not include meat, poultry, fish or eggs. However, lacto-vegetarians will eat dairy products, such as milk, cheese and yogurt. A lacto-ovo vegetarian diet only excludes meat, fish and poultry, while eggs and dairy products are allowed. Hope that helps

Thank you! I will be sure to ask future guests about which they fall into and maybe be able to have a recipe like this as an option. I typically struggle with all veg/grain/legume...