Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

My family loved these. My husband has to have lots of meat in everything we make so I added sausage, and chopped up pepperoni to the mix. I also found that adding sauce to the bottom and sides of the dish before adding the shells helped to keep them from sticking on and drying out. I added more sauce and cheese to keep them from drying out and because we love cheese. This was a wonderful recipe. It was quick and easy to make and turned out wonderfully.

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MEMERY

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

It was good but Blah. It was missing something. It needed egg and something else in the filling as it didn't seem substantial enough, especially if you use a heavier sauce. I would make enough changes that it wouldn't be the same recipe. That is just my preference.

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LisaMMB

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

I added cooked italian sausage to the filling, and that made it even tastier.

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ROSEPUDDN

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Living In: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

Very good stuff. I did half the recipe and added some mozzarella to the top. We really enjoyed these filling rich shells.

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ladybuggs5224

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Living In: Pueblo, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2009

This was really good. My family recently became vegetarians and I'm always on the lookout for good meals. This one definitely made the cut. The fennel was an amazing (and unexpected) addition. This one is going into permanent rotation. Thank you!

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Simchanna

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Home Town: Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Living In: Long Island, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009

This was a snap to put together and very good with some minor changes. The fennel addition didn't appeal to me so I left that out and used fresh basil from my garden. I always add an egg to my filling and because I wanted the filling to be extra cheesy, I also added shredded mozarella in and on top of the shells. Thank you Kitkaty!

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LINDA MCLEAN

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Home Town: Livingston, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Flanders, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2009

Easy to put together and pretty tasty. One daughter said she would like it better without the fennel seed, and another daughter said she would like more cheese and less spinach, so it's not out favourite, but still pretty good. There was not enough filling for 32 shells, but it still made a lot. thanks!

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susiekew

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Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2009

I made mine earlier in the day (while my 9 month old was asleep!) Then put it in the oven at dinner time. Was very simple but super delicious. My hubby loved it and assumed I was in the kitchen all day making it!! Hehe! I did substitute cottage cheese for the ricotta cheese. And left out the fennel seed.

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jamie_dh

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Home Town: London, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

This recipe was super easy, and VERY yummy. I didn't have any fennel seed or basil handy, and I only used 1 package of spinach. I also used smaller shells. This is a good dish to make to take to a get together!

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Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2009

This was delicious! I left out a couple of ingredients and added more spinach, it was perfect.

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Rebecca Jarquin

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Home Town: San Francisco, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2009

I loved this recipe. But it took me a long time to make it :D

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Reviewed: May 30, 2009

Easy. Delicious. Also makes great leftovers.

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Jen

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Living In: Weehawken, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: May 25, 2009

These are great! I'm usually only cooking for 2 so I fill the shells and freeze them in small portions. I allow the shells to thaw and bake as stated in the recipe. Very good!

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JodiG

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Home Town: Decatur, Indiana, USA

Living In: Westerville, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: May 7, 2009

This is the basic stuffed shells recipe that I was hoping it would be! I thought the fennel seed was a little much, so next time I won't add that. I also added hot italian sausauge to half of the cheese/spinach mixture for my husband.

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strawberrygashes23

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Home Town: Reno, Nevada, USA

Living In: Sparks, Nevada, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2009

Great recipe! I bought fresh spinach and used half the amount. Would definitely make again!

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Erin

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2009

I followed the recipe except I added fresh spinach,YUMMY!

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missiej

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

Fennel seed is overpowering. i would change the amount to at least 1/2 what this recipe calls for.

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

Very good recipe. My family loved it. Although I did change a few things. I left out the fennel and added some browned italian sausage. It was great.

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009

Yum! A little time consuming / labor intensive, but then again so is manicotti or any other "stuffed" dish... I halved this, and didn't measure a thing. Added in sausage, and spiced it to my liking with fennel and Penzey's Italian Herb. The shell noodles were a real kid-pleaser! (And, totally distracted them from the fact spinach is in it!!)

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Sumchelle

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Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2009

My boyfriend loved this. He is a dedicated pasta lover. I thought it was a little too mushy. Maybe I filled them too much. I did love the flavor though.

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