Baked Italian Shells

I really enjoyed this dish.  It is a great comfort dish on a cool night.  It is also one that would be great for a potluck or to bring to a friend or neighbor. You can easily change this to your families favorite pasta sauce or your favorite sweet or spicy sausage!  Serve with a salad and your dinner is done!

INGREDIENTS
24  jumbo pasta shells
1 pound sweet sausage (or spicy, or a combination)
1 (26 ounce) jar of your favorite pasta sauce. I used a garlic tomato sauce
15 ounces of Ricotta OR cream cheese
salt & pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 Tablespoon of  butter
1 cup Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to package directions being careful not to overcook.  When the shells are done, drain them and mix in the butter, letting the butter melt.

In a large skillet, cook the sausage until no longer pink. Drain, stir in ricotta cheese, salt, and pepper stirring well. Add the pasta sauce, stir well and add the Italian seasoning. Take off the heat.

Spread some of the sauce mixture on to a 13×9 pan, add the shells in a single layer. Top the shells with the sauce mixture making sure you get some of the sauce IN each shell. Top with Parmesan cheese and bake for 20 minutes.

Enjoy,