My cousin, Erica, gave birth to a baby girl last week. Some of the family members have offered to bring the family some meals to help them out. I thought this would be a great opportunity to not only help my cousin out, but to help us out as well! I prepared 3 different meals and divided each one into 2 pans and froze them. This way Erica will have a few different meals in her freezer and so will we!
Tonight's dish is Spinach Stuffed Shells. I took it from this recipe, and then added spinach.
I actually made this yesterday and kept it in the refrigerator until tonight. Being cold added about 15 minutes to the cooking time. We had breadsticks as well and our son thought that was the neatest thing ever.
The stuffed shells were really good and it wasn't hard to make. It sounds like it would be very tedious, stuffing the individual shells, but it really wasn't hard. Once the shells are boiled, they are very pliable and I just used a large spoon to stuff in the filling. I'd compare it to making lasagna. It tastes like lasagna too, which is yummy!
This has been fun preparing the meals in 2 days. I have continuing education classes tomorrow and Friday, and so knowing that there is a meal all ready for my husband to pop in the oven is fantastic! I may actually try doing this more often (and keep the 2nd portion in the freezer for future use - or to pass out to a friend who may need a meal.)
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