Me In My Favorite Place!

Speed 1: It’s been a horrible day and I am running behind on everything speed!:  5 minutes prep time-30 minutes bake- You want to eat at home and you want hot food but you are not into cooking.  So buy a bag of frozen stuffed shells (or ravioli if you can’t find shells), dump them in a greased 2 qt casserole dish, top them with a jar of marinara and a little shredded mozzarella and bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes and serve!  Easy-

Speed 2:  It’s been a decent day-you just don’t have tons of time to cook speed:  20 minutes prep time-25 minutes bake- Follow my recipe below but use a jar of sauce instead of making home made.

Speed 3:  I am so into the food tonight, I cannot wait to melt into to the kitchen with a glass of red wine and some music to put together a home-made Italian masterpiece speed (My FAVORITE Speed!):  35 minutes prep time-25 minutes bake-  See below!!!!

 This recipe starts with my spicy home roasted marinara.  It’s so easy to make-just chop, roast and puree.  And the return in fresh, home-made flavor is definitely worth the effort.   The filling takes about 6 minutes to mix up and once you get this meal in the oven (40ish minutes prep time with homemade marinara-20 minutes if you use marinara from a jar) you have time to clean up or just chill with a glass of wine while you let the scent of a wonderful dinner infuse your home!  I (especially) like this for the 5:01 Dinner Club because it’s everything you need for dinner in one dish (protein, carbs & a veggie)- And if you are someone trying to steer clear of carbs-take this stuffing and fill hollowed out zucchini, mushrooms, eggplant, yellow squash, or bell peppers and it will be delish!  Oh and it is absolutely better the day after it’s made so love the leftovers!