An Easy but Impressive Italian Dinner!
Stuffed Shells
1 12 oz Pkg Shells
1 lb of either ground sausage or beef
1 small onion
2 garlic cloves
1 26 oz jar of herb tomato pasta sauce
1 8 oz container chive and onion cream cheese
3 cups grated mozzarella cheese
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 15 ounce container ricotta cheese
¾ ground pepper
½ tsp thyme
½ tsp oregano
Cook shells in boiling water until done. Brown ground meat, onion and finely chopped garlic until cooked – drain. Add sauce to meat and spread about ½ cup of this mixture into the bottom of greased casserole dish; set remainder aside until after shells are stuffed. Stir together the cream cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and ricotta cheese. Add pepper, thyme and oregano and stir until well blended. Using a tablespoon, stuff each shell about ¾ full. Then place facedown in prepared plan. After all the shells are stuffed, pour remainder of the sauce on top of the shells.
Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Top with remainder of mozzarella cheese and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
Dessert - Pavlova
Click on Video Below to see the Diva with Dessert!
Thank you to Michael at Designs by Gollum for hosting another fabulous foodie Friday!
To compliment the Twilight tablescape from last week, we chose Italian Shells for our dinner party. This is an easy but delicous dinner and all the members of the dinner party gave it rave reviews! We added a simple salad, garlic bread from the freezer section of the grocery store and a wonderfully impressive but easy dessert ! Make sure you don't miss the video at the end of our small dessert making Diva!
Stuffed Shells1 12 oz Pkg Shells
1 lb of either ground sausage or beef
1 small onion
2 garlic cloves
1 26 oz jar of herb tomato pasta sauce
1 8 oz container chive and onion cream cheese
3 cups grated mozzarella cheese
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 15 ounce container ricotta cheese
¾ ground pepper
½ tsp thyme
½ tsp oregano
Cook shells in boiling water until done. Brown ground meat, onion and finely chopped garlic until cooked – drain. Add sauce to meat and spread about ½ cup of this mixture into the bottom of greased casserole dish; set remainder aside until after shells are stuffed. Stir together the cream cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese and ricotta cheese. Add pepper, thyme and oregano and stir until well blended. Using a tablespoon, stuff each shell about ¾ full. Then place facedown in prepared plan. After all the shells are stuffed, pour remainder of the sauce on top of the shells.
Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Top with remainder of mozzarella cheese and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
Dessert - Pavlova This amazingly light dessert is named after the Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova and can be made with sugar free instant pudding as well as sugar substitute so it can be delicious as well as low calorie! The recipe I used was not the low calorie version :)
4 egg whites
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ cups milk
1 package instant vanilla pudding (4 serving size)
1 cup heavy whipping cream
¼ cups powdered sugar
Fruit about one cup of whatever you desire (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, banana’s etc)
Crust:
Beat egg whites and cream of tarter until soft peaks form, then add granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Spoon onto foil lined baking sheet (that has been sprayed with non stick spray) and shape into a circle. Form a kind of pizza shape with the middle being lower than the sides. You will be placing the filling in the center. Bake at 225 degrees for 1 ½ hours and allow to fully cool.
Filling;
Pour milk into bowl; add pudding mix and using wire whisk mix until thickened. Beat whipping cream until still peaks form, add powdered sugar and mix until blended. Fold whipping cream mixture into pudding.
Spread pudding mixture inside cooled shell, top with desired fruit and lightly dust with powdered sugar. Place in refrigerator until time to serve.
A Huge Thank you to my friend Emma who gave me this fabulous apron! If you want one like it head over to sass-a-frass.com !
Hugs! Madison
4 egg whites
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ cups milk
1 package instant vanilla pudding (4 serving size)
1 cup heavy whipping cream
¼ cups powdered sugar
Fruit about one cup of whatever you desire (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, banana’s etc)
Crust:
Beat egg whites and cream of tarter until soft peaks form, then add granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Spoon onto foil lined baking sheet (that has been sprayed with non stick spray) and shape into a circle. Form a kind of pizza shape with the middle being lower than the sides. You will be placing the filling in the center. Bake at 225 degrees for 1 ½ hours and allow to fully cool.
Filling;
Pour milk into bowl; add pudding mix and using wire whisk mix until thickened. Beat whipping cream until still peaks form, add powdered sugar and mix until blended. Fold whipping cream mixture into pudding.
Spread pudding mixture inside cooled shell, top with desired fruit and lightly dust with powdered sugar. Place in refrigerator until time to serve.
A Huge Thank you to my friend Emma who gave me this fabulous apron! If you want one like it head over to sass-a-frass.com !
Hugs! Madison
Click on Video Below to see the Diva with Dessert!
Thank you to Michael at Designs by Gollum for hosting another fabulous foodie Friday!
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