STUFFED SHELLS

[Duchess]

Boil shells until al dente, drain and stuff with mixture of ricotta, 1 egg, chopped fresh parsley, a little cottage cheese, a dash of nutmeg and grated mozzarella and parmesan. Stuff shells with ricotta mixture.

Top with homemade sauce...

1 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 tsp. minced garlic
¹⁄₂ cup of dry red wine( I use Chianti)
1 tsp. salt
¹⁄₂ tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sugar
¹⁄₂ tbsp. chopped fresh basil

Cook onions in oil for about 2 minutes, add rest of ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add Meat if desired. Pour over shells and bake until hot and bubbly, top with shredded mozzarella at the last 5 minutes.

Would you use this for lasagna? If not, do you have a recipe for it? I've tried and failed several times with lasagna, the pasta was like cardboard and the entire dish was dry. I didn't think I'd be interested in giving it another shot but if I could get it to turn out like the shells it would be worth another attempt.