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      Title: VEGETARIAN PASTA SHELLS
 Categories: Vegetables, Main dish, Pasta, Vegetarian
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2 tb Olive oil
      1 lb Shells, giant for stuffing
      1 tb Garlic clove minced
    1/4 c  Onion chopped
      1 md Green pepper, chopped
    1/4 c  Zucchini sliced
    1/4 c  Mushrooms sliced
     10 oz Spinach, frozen
      1 lg Egg
      6 tb Ricotta Cheese
      2 c  Spaghetti sauce
    1/2 c  Mozzarella Cheese
      1 tb Parmesan grated
      1 ts Nutmeg
 
  Cook pasta shells in boiling water for 15 minutes. Rinse under cold
  water and set aside. The mushrooms, onions, zucchini, and peppers are
  diced. Saute' them in olive oil. Season with 1 tsp ground nutmeg and
  1 tbs grated parmesan. Cool and stir in the defrosted chopped spinach
  and one beaten egg to bind it. Blend in 6 tbs ricotta. Stuff into the
  shells. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large casserole dish
  arrange shells on a bed of spicy tomato sauce. Bake for 15 minutes.
  Remove top with shredded mozzarella cheese and bake 5 minutes more.
  Options: You can use 1 lb (14 pieces) manicotti instead of shells. If
  you can only get jumbo shell (34 to a lbs) fill with about a tbs per
  shell.
 
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