For 8-2” pasta shells (Adjust to serving size)

Boil pasta shells in salt water 9 minutes exactly. Rinse in cold water to cool off (stop cooking).
Note: Always cook all dried pasta exactly 12 minutes unless you want the pasta al dente. Then cook them 9 minutes. The stuffed pasta will go into the oven and finish cooking.

Filling
1 egg yolk
½ cup of ricotta cheese
2 TBSP Parmesan or American Grana (extra aged) finely grated
4 TBSP coarsely grated mozzarella or finely shredded Italian pizza blend of Mozzarella, Provolone, Romano
1 TBSP finely chopped Italian parsley
S&P

White wine or Marinara sauce

In a bowl whisk all filling ingredients in a bowl. With a teaspoon stuff the shells.

Preheat oven to 400°.

If cooking in a nice Marinara sauce, top with the sauce and cook 30 minutes. If not cooking in a sauce, add white wine to the bottom of an oven proof bakeware and also cook 30 minutes. The moisture from the wine will keep the pasta soft.

As of 1/5/20