I have a confession: I don't get around to cooking a lot these days. With a full time job and a 45-60 minute commute, by the time I get home from being on my feet all day I don't generally want to stand around and make dinner. My bad. I am (maybe) getting somewhat better as of late.
My good friend, Natalie, just had her baby. (She's the one we threw the Peter Rabbit baby shower for recently.) Anyway, I wanted to bring them dinner. I generally like to make lasagna for several reasons:
- It's so good homemade!
- It's easy to make in a large portion which is good for extra family members or leftovers.
- It's universally liked - well, it should be anyway. Who doesn't love lasagna? (My mom, that's who - but she's allergic to cheese - so that's a whole different story.)
As it turns out, someone had already brought Nat and Seth lasagna, so I had to think of something else that would be good leftover and was easy for them to finish cooking. I had to bring them their dinner at about 4pm, so I didn't want to bring it cooked. I think all food tastes better fresh, don't you? All Seth had to do was throw it in the oven for 40 minutes - not too bad. ;)
During my search, I thought about some yummy southwestern stuffed pasta shells that I made a few years back. I decided to try something different with my stuffed shells. I found a great recipe on a cute blog called Stick a Fork in It. I pretty much followed the recipe 100%, but I used fresh spinach instead of frozen. Here's a tip: fill the shells a little more than feels right. I thought I was really filling them, but they could have used a little more oomph.
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| Ready to bake! |
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| Dinner is served! |
Overall, I think it turned out well! I served it with a fresh spinach side salad. It did taste a little more lasagna-y than I imagined, but definitely a recipe to keep around. What is your go-to recipe to bring to friends?
Happy eating :)
xoxo
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