Meatballs

1 lb Hamburger
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp grated cheese
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 bread crumbs (more if mix is to wet)
1 egg

Mix together the above ingredients in a large bowl.
Cover the bottom of a casserole dish with vegetable oil
and put 2 -3 tbsp of butter pieces on top of oil. Add the meatballs.
I use a 1/8 measuring cup to keep all the meatballs approx the same size.
Bake on 400 degrees for 15 mins uncovered. Makes 16 -18 meatballs.

Stuffed Shells

1 pkg Jumbo Shells & 1 bottle of tomato sauce or if you want to make your own see easy recipe below.

Pasta Cooking Instructions: Cooked Shells in boiling water until El Dente (not cooked all the way through).Then pour into a strainer and run under cold water, this will help stop the cooking process. The Shells will continue to cook in the oven later.

Filling Ingredients & Instructions:

Lrg Container of Ricotta cheese
1 pkg Frozen Spinach defrosted & strained of water
1 Egg
Optional: 1 tsp minced garlic or 1 tsp of garlic salt

In a large bowl combine the above ingredients. Stuff the shells.
Cover the bottom of a casserole dish with sauce. (This will make more
than a casserole dish so you may need 2 or 3. I usually freeze some too.)
Place the stuffed shells on top of sauce and then add more sauce on top. Cover dish and bake
on 375 degrees for 30 mins or until the sauce starts to bubble.

Easy Tomato Sauce Recipe:

1 Med. Onion diced
1 Med. green Pepper diced
1 tbsp minced garlic

Cook the Onion and pepper with a little olive oil then add the garlic at the end.
Then add the following ingredients and bring to a boil. Then turn to Med - Low
for 30 mins. Finally turn down to Low and simmer for 4-5 hours. The longer you simmer
the thicker the sauce will be.

2 Lrg cans of Crushed tomatoes
1 Lrg can of diced tomatoes (drain watery liquid out in sink)
1 Lrg can of tomato sauce
3 bay leaves
1 tbsp basil
1 tsp salt
1/8 cup sugar (keep tasting and adding more if needed, this will sweetin it up)

Remember to take bay leaves out before serving.