Meatless Mondays - A Cold February Day!

Meatless Mondays

A wonderful news item this morning brightened our day.  

Today, winter is half over!  

January flew by.  We are ready to enjoy February.  Here is

a tasty recipe from www.recipe.com.  You can use Prego, 

but any 24 ounce seasoned pasta sauce will do! 

Easy and delicious!

broccoli and cheese 

stuffed shells

Large pasta shells stuffed with creamy cheese and chopped broccoli are laced with seasoned tomato sauce and baked until piping hot.

ingredients

• 1  container  (15 ounces) ricotta cheese
• 1  pkg.  (10 ounces) frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and well drained
• 1  cup  shredded mozzarella cheese (about 4 ounces)
• 1/3  cup  grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4  tsp.  ground black pepper
• 18    jumbo shell-shaped pasta, cooked and drained
• 1  jar  (24 ounces) Prego® Chunky Garden Combination Italian Sauce

directions

Stir the ricotta cheese, broccoli, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and black pepper in a medium bowl. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture into each shell.

Spread 1 cup of the sauce in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch shallow baking dish. Place the filled shells on the sauce. Pour the remaining sauce over the shells. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 400 degrees F. for 25 minutes or until it's hot and bubbling.