New Recipe No. 2 - Sausage-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Yum-o!

I had a box of jumbo pasta shells in the cabinet and wanted to use them up.  I'm sure when I bought them I had a different recipe in mind, but since I didn't know where that recipe was, I searched for a new one online.  I knew it needed to include some type of meat.  William's not much of a vegetarian.  And I knew I didn't want spinach in it.  And this is what I found...

Sausage-Stuffed Pasta Shells from pillsbury.com...

I'm confident this will be a new family favorite as everyone seemed to really enjoy it.  I did deviate from the recipe just a bit.  I didn't want to pay for Italian sausage, so I picked up an ordinary roll of mild breakfast sausage and then seasoned the heck out of it - basil, garlic powder, oregano, onion powder, pretty much anything that seemed appropriate for Italian fare.  I also added extra seasoning to the tomato sauce.  And if, no when, I make it again, I'll double the sausage and cheese mixture because I ended up with too many shells and not enough stuffing.

William has already asked when we'll have this dish again.  It was delicious!

Things I Learned: 

• I need to make more stuffing for the next round of shells - and there will be another round!
• I LOVE one-dish meals.