
Yields: 4 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 35 minutes | Total time: 50 minutes
Here's what you'll need:
Ingredients:
16 jumbo pasta shells + a few extra shells to allow for breakage while pasta is cooking
1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
4 cups (packed) fresh spinach leaves, roughly chopped
12 oz. ricotta cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
1 large egg
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ cups marinara sauce

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cooke the pasta al dente, according to directions on packaging. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until it begins to brown (less than 2 minutes). Add the spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until the leaves begin to wilt but still bright green in color. The spinach should be reduced by half. Remove from the heat and let cool.

3. In a mixing bowl, stir together the spinach, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, egg and salt and pepper until thoroughly combined. Pour ½ cup of the marinara sauce into the bottom of a shallow 9x9 baking dish. Stuff each pasta shell generously with spinach and ricotta mixture, and place in baking dish.

4. Cover with remaining sauce and bake covered with aluminum foil for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the top begins to brown and the sauce begins to bubble, another 10-15 minutes. Serve warm with a sprinkle of Parmesan.

Note: This dish can be made a day in advance. Keep refrigerated until ready to cook – use same temperature, but add 10-15 additional minutes to cooking time.

I haven't made stuffed shells in years because it is so time consuming. But I do love them!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had stuffed shells in years and this looks incredible. My mom use to make them, I think it is my turn now to make for my kids.
ReplyDeleteThese are a great make ahead dish, you can make a double batch and freeze them. My kids are weird about lasagna so I don't make it much
ReplyDeleteMmm these looks really good. I haven't had stuffed shells in forever!
ReplyDeleteI love stuffed shells and it's a great way for me to sneak in some spinach! When the kids don't see it, they eat it up, no complaints!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this sounds delicious. So yummy. I love spinach and stuffed shells. Delicious.
ReplyDeleteI love spinach! This looks amazing. What a great way to "hide" veggies for kids too!
ReplyDeleteI love stuffed shells, and this looks amazing! It's especially great because my husband and daughter, who are both vegetarians, can eat it too!
ReplyDeleteYes! I love spinach and these sound awesome. I need to make these ASAP.
ReplyDeleteMmmm this looks delicious. I love a good italian meal.
ReplyDeleteI have not had stuffed shell in a while .. I usually use ground Beef but this is a better alternative :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's my favorite way to eat Spinach. These shells look oh so good!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE spinach in Italian foods. LOVE!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks SO tasty! I'm going to need to try this one. So good!
ReplyDeleteThese look wonderful! i wish my husband would eat a meatless dinner
ReplyDeleteMy family would love this recipe for dinner!
ReplyDeleteOh sweet - my old favorite.
ReplyDeleteIf you make this for me, I'll trade you family photos!
YUM! A perfect family meal. I need to make these, I am sure my kids would love them.
ReplyDeleteI love your stuffed shells recipe! I have made stuffed shells before and we really love it, but I want to make this recipe-it looks so good!
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