Spinach Sausage Stuffed Shells

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Great recipe for dinner parties. recipe was in 9/22/04 post-dispatch - adapted from a taste of the hill cookbook" 1977."

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Brown sausage in large skillet.

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Stir in onion , garlic , mushrooms and basil and cook until onion is tender.

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Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Drain excess fat.

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Add spinach and soup to the meat mixture.

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Stir in sour cream.

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Arrange cooked pasta shells in single layer in 9-by-13-by2 inch baking pan.

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Stuff the meat mixture into shells.

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Sprinkle with cheeses.

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Pour cream over the top.

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Bake for 30 minutes or until heated through.

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For more sauce , remove the cooked shells to a serving dish.

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Transfer the sauce to a saucepan.

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Add more cream.

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Thicken with flour or cornstarch.

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Cook over medium-high heat , stirring until the sauce reaches the desired consistency.

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If necessary , season salt and pepper.

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Ingredients

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italian sausage, yellow onion, garlic clove, mushroom stems and pieces, dried basil, salt, ground black pepper, frozen spinach, condensed cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, jumbo pasta shells, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, heavy cream