Recipes for Disaster - Ep 20 - Stuffed Shells

Recipes for Disaster - Ep 20 - Stuffed Shells - twitch.tv/cyborgshadow & twitch.tv/themattabase

Ingredients:
1 Box Jumbo Shells
2 lb. ground beef
6 garlic cloves, pressed
6-10 oz. baby spinach, washed and drained by squeezing on paper towels
1 teaspoon oregano
1 small bushel basil
Salt and Pepper, to taste
2 (28 ounce) Fire Roast tomatoes
1 (54 ounce) box Pom (or other tomato puree)
sugar
balsamic

32 oz. whole milk Ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup for mixture, 1/2 cup for baking)
1 cup provolone cheese, grated
10 oz cream cheese with chives/onions

4 (or More) cup mozzarella cheese, shredded


left over Mozzarella for topping and baking



Directions:
- Turn Oven to 375
- Boil water for shells
- Roughly chop basil
- Brown ground beef in pan
- Add garlic to beef
- Cook beef until done
- Reduce heat to low-medium and add oregano, basil and spinach
- Once spinach is wilted, remove mixture from pan, place in bowl, cover.
- Grate Cheeses
- Add fire roasted tomatoes to pan, return to high heat
- Crush tomatoes to desired size
- Add pom and stir
- Reduce heat to low, bring to a simmer
- add sugar and balsamic to taste
- Add meat mixture to sauce mixture
- Keep on low heat, stirring occasionally
- Cook shells for half recommended duration or about 6 minutes (we slightly under cook them before stuffing and baking them)
- Remove half-cooked shells, place on baking tray with paper towels underneath, let dry and cool.
- Add cheeses for stuffing in bowl, mix (ricotta, 1 cup parmesan, 1 cup fontina, 1 cup provolone, 1/2 cup mozzarella, cream cheese)
- Beat 2 eggs, add to cheese mixture, stir.
- Using a spoon, fill the shells with cheese mixture
- Layer bottom of glass baking dish with sauce
- Place filled shells on layer of sauce in baking dish
- Cover shells with remaining sauce
- Apply baking cheese liberally (mozzarella and parmesan)
- Place in oven for 20-25 minutes until cheese is thoroughly melted and starts to brown
- Remove from oven, let sit 5 minutes, and serve!

Garlic Bread:
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
8 cloves garlic, pressed
1 tbsp oregano
1/2 of a french loaf

Directions:
- Slice loaf into 1.5" thick slices
- Melt butter
- Add garlic and oregano
- Stir
- Dredge slices in butter mixture
- Place slice side face down on baking tray
- Using a spoon, drizzle some of the portion of the mixture containing garlic onto the slice
- Repeat until all slices are done, making more butter mixture as necessary
- Drizzle remaining mixture over slices
- Bake at 375 until the bread starts to harden, about 5-10 minutes

As always, thanks for watching!