Cheese Stuffed Meatballs

Meatballs:
Prep Time: 15-20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground Beef (or Beef Chuck or ground Turkey)
1/2 C dried Bread Crumbs
3 Eggs
1/2 C Milk
3/4 C grated Romano cheese
1/2 white Onion (minced)
1 clove Garlic (minced)
Approx 2 tbs mixed Italian seasoning
3 or 4 leaves of fresh chopped Basil
Cheese:
Buy a block of Provolone cheese and but it into 1 inch cubes.

Directions:
1. Preheat over to 350F.
2. Combined the meat, bred crumbs, eggs, milk, cheese, onion, garlic, and seasonings together mixing thoroughly miking sure everything is dispersed evenly. If mixture seems to loose add some more bread crumbs.
3. Take a cube of cheese and form the meatball around it.
4. Place on baking sheet and cook for 30-40 minutes, rotating the meatball onto it's other side half way through baking. (Remember the large your meatballs are the longer they will take to cook)
5. Allow to cool and serve on top of angle hair pasta or as a meatball sandwich**.
(**For a meatball sandwich slice up 1 green bell pepper, 1 red bell pepper, and 1/2 a white onion. Saute together over a low flame with a little bit of olive oil and water. Cover with a lid for about 5 minutes allowing vegetables to steam then stir to keep from burning.)

Ricotta Stuffed Shells

Ricotta Stuffed Cheese Shells
Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:
1- 12 oz package of Jumbo Shells
4 C Ricotta Cheese
2 C shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 C shredded Parmesan Cheese
2 Eggs
1 tbs dried Parsley
¾ tsp dried oregano leaves
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 jars of sauce (or you can make your own)
Spinach (Optional)

Directions:
1. Cook the pasta according to package directions till they are al dente. Drain and set to the side.
2. In a large bowl combine your ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, eggs, and spices. Mix together thoroughly.
(If you want you can also add 1-2 C of wilted spinach to your cheese mixture. Some people may wish to add more.)
3. Spoon about 2 tbs of cheese filling into each of the cooked shells. (This will get messy)
4. Pour about ½ C marinara sauce in the bottom of TWO 9x13 pans so your shells do not stick to the bottom.
5. Place the stuffed shells over the top of the sauce and pour the remaining sauce over the top of the shells.
6. Cover one pan with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. You can either cook the other dish as well or cover it and freeze it for later use.



Happy Cooking!