Easy Stuffed Shells

I made this for dinner earlier this week . I wanted to try something Italian but really didn't have the time to make the sauce from scratch and let it simmer in the slow cooker all day. So this is a super simple and quick way to do Italian. I think it took me about 25 minutes to prep and only had to cook for 30 minutes. A delicious dinner in less than an hour! Dave gave this one a rave review. I'll definitely make it again!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 pound ground spicy Italian sausage
• salt to taste
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 box of jumbo pasta shells
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 jars of pasta sauce
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1-2 cups Mozzarella Cheese

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions until translucent. Saute garlic for 1 minute and stir in ground beef. Cook until well browned and crumbled. Season with salt and set aside to cool.
2. Cook spinach according to package directions. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add  shells and boil for half of the time recommended on the package. Drain and cover with cool water to stop the cooking process and prevent the shells from cracking.
3. To the ground beef mixture add the cooked spinach and ricotta cheese. When the mixture is cool, add the beaten eggs. Spread 1 jar of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Gently drain the  shells and carefully stuff each one with the meat and cheese mixture; place shells in prepared dish. Lightly cover the dish with plastic wrap or a clean, damp towel to prevent shells from cracking.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
5. Stir the basil and parsley into the remaining spaghetti sauce. Carefully pour or ladle spaghetti sauce over the shells.
6. Top with Mozzarella Cheese
7. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. 

 Source : Adapted from Allrecipes.com