Spinach-sausage Stuffed Shells

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb italian sausage, cut into 1 inch chunks
• 1 medium yellow onion, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen spinach, cooked and drained
• 1 (10 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 lb jumbo pasta shells, cooked according to package directions
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 pint heavy cream (40 percent)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 brown sausage in large skillet. stir in onion, garlic, mushrooms and basil and cook until onion is tender. season to taste with salt and pepper. drain excess fat.
• 3 add spinach and soup to the meat mixture. stir in sour cream.
• 4 arrange cooked pasta shells in single layer in 9-by-13-by2 inch baking pan.
• 5 stuff the meat mixture into shells. sprinkle with cheeses. pour cream over the top.
• 6 bake for 30 minutes or until heated through.
• 7 note: the cream in this recipe creates a small amount of sauce as the shells bake. for more sauce, remove the cooked shells to a serving dish; transfer the sauce to a saucepan. add more cream; thicken with flour or cornstarch. cook over medium-high heat, stirring until the sauce reaches the desired consistency. if necessary, season salt and pepper.