Stuffed Shells with Marinara

Prep Time: 30 minutes or less | Cook Time: 1 - 2 hours | Serves: 4
Dinner » Pasta » Italian

Ingredients:

OK, I'm a pasta junkie. Although it was invented somewhere in Asia, nothing is better than a big fattening italian dish. With that being said, here's an awesome stuffed shells recipe. It serves four, but I was serving 8 so while the amounts are for a single recipe, the pictures are of a double recipe.

First start by making the marinara. You'll need the following:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion
6 garlic cloves
1 pound fresh mushrooms
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 28-ounce can tomatoes, chopped, juices reserved
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano

For the shells you will need:

One box of jumbo pasta shells
3 tablespoons butter
2 ounces prosciutto
2 large shallots
8 ounces cremini or button mushrooms (about 3 cups)
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon dried basil, crumbled


Step 1:

Picture of shell ingredients: