Stuffed Shells: Comfort food for Vegetarians and Italian lovers everywhere

Ingredients:

• 10 oz. frozen chopped spinach thawed and well drained
• 2 cups Fat free cottage cheese
• 1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided,
• 1 red pepper choppped or 1 cup chopped mixed peppers
• 1 egg white
• 1 envelope GOOD SEASONS Italian Dressing Mix
• 20 jumbo macaroni shells (for stuffing), cooked, drained and cooled
• 1 jar (13.5 oz.) spaghetti sauce
• pinch of basil and/or oregano

Make 5 Servings

1. Heat the oven to 400 F. Mix spinach, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella, peppers, egg white, dressing, basil/oregano until well blended; spoon into shells, adding about 1 heaping tbsp to each shell.
2. Spread half of the sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Arrange shells, filled-sides up, in baking dish; top with remaining sauce and mozzarella. Cover with foil.
3. Bake for 40 minutes or until heated through, removing foil after 30 minutes.

WW Points Value: 7 (4 shells per serving)

 

Note: This recipe appears on http://www.kraftfoodds.com/ in the healthy eating section. I highly recommend serving garlic bread and a fresh tossed salad with this meal for the authentic Italian experience. This is another comfort meal that  tastes so good you'll forget that it's healthy for you. I added the basil and oregano because I'm an excellent cook. I highly recommend cooking an extra 3-4 jumbo shells because they are very fragile. Eat your hearts out Emril Lagasse and Mario Batali!