Date: 12/12/2011
Recipe: http://weelicious.com/2009/11/02/baked-shells/
Modifications: We added a large handful of spinach, chopped up, to the shell filling.
Time to table: 90 minutes
Servings: 8 adult servings
Ben: Like
Erin: Like
Annie: Like
Notes: The prep time is about an hour for this, but the nice thing is that you can make them the night before and just bake them the next day. We had Erin’s family over for dinner and it served all six of us plus Annie and we had enough leftover for Erin and Annie to get another dinner out of it, so it’s certainly a good dish for a crew. We should have used more sauce on top as they were a little dry. This will make a great freezer meal in preparation for baby #2 due in February.
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