Stuffed Shells
Stuffed shells are a delicious dinner any night of the week. The jumbo pasta shells are packed with creamy ricotta cheese and spinach filling, topped with a tomato sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Calories: 2283kcal
Ingredients
- 1, 12 oz. box Jumbo shells
- 15 oz. ricotta cheese
- 1- 10 oz. package frozen creamed spinach thawed
- 16 oz. mozzarella cheese shredded and separated
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 24-28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
- parmesan cheese
- basil garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- In large stock pot or sauce pan, bring water to boil and add jumbo shells. Boil about 10-12 minutes, or until shells are tender. Drain and rinse. Set aside to cool.
- In large mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese, thawed creamed spinach, 8 oz. of shredded mozzarella, garlic, Italian seasonings, salt and pepper to taste. Mix to combine.
- Pour a small amount of spaghetti sauce on bottom of a 9x13 pan and spread to cover the bottom of the pan.
- Take each shell and stuff with the cheese and spinach mixture.
- Arrange shells in the pan in rows (approximately 5 per row). You may end up with some shells left over.
- Pour remained of spaghetti sauce over shells. Top with remainder of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with parmesan. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 2283kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 158g | Fat: 158g | Saturated Fat: 95g | Cholesterol: 575mg | Sodium: 8079mg | Potassium: 3137mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 8027IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 3295mg | Iron: 12mg