Recipes

[LilBitMissty]

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.

[FUTURE]

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

[Nonametoday]

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

[NJgirl 1205]

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

[LilBitMissty]

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

[LilBitMissty]

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

[LilBitMissty]

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 

[Nonametoday]

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@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.

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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.  

[NJgirl 1205]

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@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 

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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...