Stuffed Shells
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
August 29, 2018 2:18pm CST
That's what I am making for supper tonight.
I don't always make it the exact way that I was taught, but tonight I will be. Well, minus the fact that it's regular spinach and not creamed. I couldn't find creamed spinach anywhere.
It's a treat for my family as I don't often make it. I loathe the process of filling the shell and have considered making this in "lasagna" form more than once.
I forgot the bread, but then, we don't really need bread to go with this.
Oh, and another reason I love this is the left overs.
It's even better the next day.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
My best friend's mom is the one who taught me, and we always used cream spinach and sage sausage. It's delicious that way.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68159)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
30 Aug 18
We used to get shells in with our pasta shipment at work and haven't in a long time. I need to find some and make this.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Aug 18
I didn't see a lot of variety at the dollar store I went to. Of course, I was only looking for the sugar and oil. I didn't pay much attention to anything else.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Aug 18
@thislittlepennyearns Hmm, I will have to look when I go to the dollar tree next.
@thislittlepennyearns (68159)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
30 Aug 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum we have gnocchi, spaghetti, lasagna, angel hair, vermicelli and a few others
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
30 Aug 18
By 'shells', I presume that you mean pasta shells (conchiglioni). I agree that they are a right royal pain to stuff and probably the best way to do it is with a piping bag. I also like filled cannelloni (pasta tubes about an inch in diameter), which are also a big PITA to fill. I find that it's a lot easier to take fresh lasagne sheets, lay a line of stuffing near one edge and roll them up, very much like making stuffed pancakes. I use either spinach and ricotta or other fillings based on ground meat and then bake them in a tomato sauce.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Aug 18
Ah, I looked it up and yes those are the shells. I do not think a piping bag would work for my purpose, as I stuff mine with ground sausage flavored in sage, spinach, spaghetti (marinara) sauce and cheese.
I have not ever used cannelloni.
Using cheeses like Ricotta makes my stomach turn. As a child, my mother's favorite dish to make was manicotti, but I wasn't a fan of all the cheese blend.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
29 Aug 18
That sounds yummy..Not sure I would be making something that hot in this heat..but you go girl! I love stuffed shells, haven't had them in a long time
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
@snowy22315 Noble Idea, but it wasn't to be.
I made fewer than I usually do, but I thought for sure there'd be some left over.
Apparently, everyone was hungry. 
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
It wasn't too bad. It's hot outside but the kitchen didn't get too terribly hot, atleast.
I am eating some now, and will save the rest for over the next few meals.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
I do not make them very often because it is a tedious process. It's funny because I do not mind chopping onion, pepper, and mushrooms for a spaghetti, but get aggravated when having to stuff a shell.
@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
29 Aug 18
That's an interesting dinner. You can make your own creamed spinach if you must have it.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
Yes, this crossed my mind but I didn't bother with doing that. The shells were good with just plain ol' spinach all the same.
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Aug 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum Good old plain spinach is healthier, anyway.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Aug 18
@sallypup This is true. I prefer Collards, but I don't think it would go well in stuffed shells.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
haha. I don't eat much pasta, but when I do, I love it.
I used to get shells and white cheddar from pasta roni and eat it for lunch. I had to stop that because, well, ya know, pasta isn't exactly great for the waistline.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
Spinach, Sausage with Sage in it, cheese. I mix all of that together with a bit of pasta sauce and then I put more cheese and pasta sauce on top of the shells once they are prepared, before going in the oven.
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
29 Aug 18
Filling those shells can be a pain but it's worth the effort.....oh so good!!!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
If someone invented a "shell stand", I would totally buy it.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
29 Aug 18
That was yesterday.
Well, I had a meatball sub and everyone else had the pizza, but still.
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