Stuffed shells wwith sausage and cherry tomatoes

3/4 of a pound of medium shells-par boil for about 6 minutes, drain and cool

1 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage

1-14 ounce can of cherry tomatoes

28 ounce can of tomato sauce

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

salt and pepper

1 pound ricotta cheese

1 large egg

 1 teaspoon dried parsley

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup shredded  parmesan cheese

olive oil

Brown  sausage and add in sauce, tomatoes, and seasonings. Simmer for 15 minutes. In the meantime, boil the shells for about 6 minutes and drain. Cool. Mix ricotta cheese, egg, parmesan cheese and parsley. Add a little olive oil to the bottom of an 13 X 9 baking dish. Pre-heat oven to 350. Stuff shells with ricotta mixture. Top with sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cover and bake 35-40 minutes.

*tip-I used a cake decorator to fill the shells as it was hard to work with medium sized shells. This made the job go faster.