Omnivore Stuffed Peppers With Ricotta and Spinach stuffed shells 11/11/16

Omnivore 

Stuffed Peppers 
With

 Ricotta and Spinach
 stuffed shells 

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 65 Minutes

             Ingreedients 

8 - Large green peppers

(washed and Tops cut off and seeds removed)

3 Lbs - Ground meat

20 - Jumbo Pasta shells

(Follow cooking instructions on package Al dente)

1 - 15 oz Ricotta cheese 

1 - 8 oz Bag fresh spinach

(Washed and Chopped)

3 - Large eggs 2 for Peppers 1 for Shells

(1 Lightly Beaten for shells )

1/2 - Cup parmesan cheese

2 - Cups mozzarella cheese

2 - 28 oz cans of Redpack tomato sauce
3 Pieces of bread or 1 1/2 cups of Italian style bread crumbs
(wet bread and squeeze out water and bread into small pieces)

Italian seasoning

Garlic powder

Black pepper

Oregano

Parsley 

Preheat the oven to 375 

After the peppers have been in for 20 Minutes 

add the shell to the oven 

so they get done at the same time

Stuffed peppers

By hand In a large bowl mix in your ground meat, 2 eggs

 and the small pieces of bread or your bread crumbs

mix together well and the add your seasonings, 2 tbsp garlic powder,

1 tbsp Italian seasoning, 1 tbsp oregano, 1 tbsp parsley 

and 1 tbsp black pepper,

Mix together well and stuff the peppers

and left over ground meat make roll into meat balls

take your baking dishes an coat the bottom with plain

tomato sauce place your peppers in and any meatballs 

and cover with tin foil and bake for 65 Minutes.

Stuffed Shells 

In a large pot fill with water not quiet half way

bring to a boil add shells and let boil until they are Al dente 

about 5 minutes after water boils again

Remove and place in a strainer and run under cold water 

let cool while you mix the filling

in a large bowl place the ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella, 

the chopped spinach, 1 lightly beaten egg, 

 a tsp of garlic powder and Italian seasoning

mix together well then stuff the shells

put a light coating on the bottom of your baking dish

place shell in rows pour extra sauce over the shells and sprinkle 

another cup of mozzarella cheese over them and cover with tin foil

bake in the oven for 35 minutes uncover and bake for about 10 minutes untill

the cheese starts to brown