Stuffed Vegetarian Shells

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 24 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
• 1 (15 ounce) carton part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained
• 4 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (26 ounce) jar meatless sauce
• 2 tablespoons shredded parmesan cheese
• nonstick cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta shells according to package directions; drain shells.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, broccoli, mozzarella cheese, egg whites and seasonings; mix well.
• 3 spread half of the jar of spaghetti sauce into a 13-inch x 9-inch 2-inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• 4 stuff shells with ricotta mixture; arrange in pan over spaghetti sauce, pour remaining spaghetti sauce over top of the pasta shells.
• 5 cover and bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes, uncover; sprinkle with parmesan cheese& bake 5 minutes longer or until heated through.