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First lets get the spaghetti sauce going.
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Heat up about two tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet on medium heat and add half of a minced onion.
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Cook until translucent and add about 3 cloves of your minced garlic and cook for about a minute more.
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Next add your wine and let cook until about half of the moisture is evaporated.
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To this add your crushed tomatoes and your diced tomatoes.
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Add the bay leaves, Italian seasoning, oregano, garlic salt, sugar, and chopped basil to the sauce.
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Stir, cover and put on the back burner to let simmer while you prepare the rest of your meal.
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Next in another skillet cook the other half of the minced onion and 3 cloves of garlic and then add the ground beef and cook until the beef is cooked thoroughly.
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Salt and pepper to taste.
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Once your meat mixture is cooked through, turn down heat to low and add your ricotta cheese, spinach and one cup of the parmesan cheese.
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Mix well and set to the side to cool before adding the beaten eggs.
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At this point you can go ahead and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
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Meanwhile, in a large pot, parboil the pasta shells for half the time listed on the box .
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just get them al dente.
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Dont forget to generously salt your water before adding the shells.
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Once finished, drain and rinse the shells with cool water to stop the cooking process.
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For the white sauce, start by melting your butter in a sauce pan.
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To this add your flour and chicken bouillon granules and stir on medium heat.
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Slowly whisk in your cream and continuously whisk until thickened.
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Take off heat and add the parsley.
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To assemble, start off by layering half of your spaghetti sauce onto the bottom of your casserole dish.
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Next stuff your shells with your cheese mixture and place them on top of the spaghetti sauce.
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With a ladle take your white sauce and evenly pour over your shells.
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After this take the remaining spaghetti sauce and gently distribute over the top of the white sauce- try not to mix the two together.
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Cover and bake for about 30-40 minutes, then remove foil and top with remaining parmesan cheese and cook until the cheese is melted.
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Take out and enjoy!
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