GIANT STUFFED PASTA SHELLS
Yummy and easy shells, stuffed with garlic, thyme, mushrooms, and spinach ricotta. Perfect for a weeknight dinner! Add more cheese or any kind of meat! A lamb/pork mixture is really good; get a nice sear on it and add it to the spinach and mushroom (sans ricotta) maybe some goat cheese? Have fun with it!
Provided by jndeans
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir mushrooms and garlic in hot oil until mushrooms are soft, about 7 minutes. Stir spinach and thyme into the mushroom mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir the mixture until the spinach wilts. Remove the skillet from heat and drain any excess liquid; transfer drained mixture to a large bowl.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix ricotta cheese, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese with the spinach mixture; season again with salt and pepper and stuff into pasta shells.
- Arrange stuffed shells into a 9x11-inch baking dish. Pour pasta sauce over the shells; top with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the shells are hot, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 433.9 calories, Carbohydrate 51 g, Cholesterol 22.1 mg, Fat 17.6 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 18.6 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 834.5 mg, Sugar 13.6 g
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Alaina Perez
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this recipe! It's now my go-to recipe for stuffed pasta shells. The filling is so flavorful and the sauce is delicious.
Ayesha Anam
[email protected]This was a great recipe! The pasta shells were cooked perfectly and the filling was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Itba Rizwan
[email protected]I've made this dish several times now and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The pasta shells are always cooked perfectly and the filling is always flavorful. I highly recommend this recipe!
Kamryn Davis
[email protected]This dish was easy to make and turned out great! I used a different type of pasta shell than the recipe called for, but it still worked out well. The filling was delicious and the sauce was flavorful.
Kezang Eden
[email protected]Absolutely delicious! I made this for my family last night and it was a huge hit. The pasta shells were cooked perfectly and the filling was flavorful and creamy. I will definitely be making this again.