Spices & Sprinkles

Ingredients:

• 24 oz. shells
• 1 ½ lbs. Italian sausage
• Olive oil as needed (to cook sausage)
• 5-6 cups mozzarella cheese plus extras for top
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 cup pecorino romano cheese
• 1 ½ large containers small curd cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup basil, chopped
• 15 cloves of garlic
• 2 t garlic powder
• Fennel to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 4, 24 oz. jars of sauce  

Directions: 

1. Cook shells until al dente.
2. Brown Italian sausage in olive oil and drain.
3. Mix together all ingredients (besides shells and sauce) with your hands.
4. Add a layer of sauce to the bottom of baking dish.
5. Add about 1 ½ spoonfuls of filling into each shell and line in a sauced dish (once layer is done, add another layer of sauce and add another layer of shells.
6. Add a last layer of sauce over the shells and top with mozzarella.
7. Bake at 350° until warmed and the cheese on top is melted.