Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Make Ahead Unstuffed Shells

Another winner. It is from Kraft Foods Magazine. It was easy to make and you can make it ahead of time to save more time when the actually dinner time comes around. Just perfect if you ask me! Enjoy!
Make Ahead Unstuffed Shells
4 cups medium pasta shells, uncooked
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
1 jar (24 oz.) marinara sauce
1 tub (10 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Original Cooking Creme
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1-1/2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Cook pasta as directed on pacakge, omitting salt. Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet; drain. Stir in marinara sauce; simmer on medium heat 2 min. Remove from heat. Drain pasta. Mix cooking creme, basil and Parmesan in large bowl; stir in pasta. Spread half the meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of pasta mixture and remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella; cover with foil. Refrigerate up to 24 hours. Heat oven to 375ºF. Bake casserole, covered, 40 to 45 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 30 min.

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