Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2013

It needed more ricotta and less spinach. I felt like I was chewing cud. It's a good start....but needs definite tweaking. I'd probably use fresh spinach too instead of the frozen.

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onetiredmom

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2013

I really liked it but the reason I didn't give 5 stars is because I felt that it calls for too much garlic. I love garlic but it overpowered all the other flavors and mainly just tasted like garlic. Next time I would add one maybe two cloves at most, not four. Also I added mozzarella and cottage cheese and put mozzarella on top. Will make again and cut down on the garlic next time.

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dslaughter

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2013

This turned out great! I used 2 cups of cottage cheese (don't like ricotta) and used canned spinach drained and pressed super good in a strainer. Excellent!

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arnandlor

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2012

A little too much basil and though I halved the spinach, it still seemed a bit much. Not quite cheesy enough for me either and I added mozzarella in the stuffing and on top. Go easy on filling the shells also because I wound up with a lot left over. Not bad, but just not my favorite recipe.

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AZ93

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2012

This was really easy to make especially since it was my first time making stuffed shells. I altered it a little bit though. I added cooked ground beef, italian seasonings & mozzarella cheese. I took out the fennel seed, salt and pepper cuz I thought it was just not needed. I did double the recipe for our large family but still only used 10 ounces of spinach and 4 garlic cloves. I think doubling either of those would've been overkill on the finished product. Since this was my first time making these, I wasn't sure how much filling to put in each shell. I think I may have overdone it bc I had quite a few shells left over, but whatever. I'll just use those for an easy lunch for the kids tmrw with sauce. :) With my adjustments, I filled a 9x13 pan and a 10x13 pan. Both were packed with shells.

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NewCookinMama

Living In: Rochester, New York, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2012

Very good! A little heavy on the spinach. Could have used more ricotta instead. I notice some pictures show with mozzarella. Totally not needed! My 14 yr old came back for 2nds and said we need to buy spinach more often! LOL

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2012

It was alright-not one of my favorites

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Karatepenguin

Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2012

very good, but I would like to keep looking. Though, my biggest complaint was the sauce. Maybe next time try it with MY spaghetti sauce

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rayna

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2012

I made some slight changes and these were delicious. It was only me and my husband and so I halved the recipe. Instead of plain parmesan I used the shredded Italian cheese mix. I used 1 tsp ground fennel and 3 cloves garlic. I still spread 1/2 cup sauce in the dish before putting the shells in. I removed the foil the last 10 mins of baking. My picky 2 year old ate this!

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melodee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2012

For me (a seasoned gourmet cook), the filling needed more fennel and basil. I would double the basil and add another TBSP of fennel....which I ground. I released all of the water from the spinach and I believe that made the filling too dry. A little moisture in the spinach may have made it easier to mix. Bake it only 30 minutes or the shells begin to dry out. And choose a sauce your really enjoy as that can really enhance the recipe. I used vodka sauce, but think that next time I would use a sauce that is more garlicky.

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