Steps to Prepare Quick Stuffed Shells with Spinach

Bill Mullins   02/07/2020 14:49

Stuffed Shells with Spinach
Stuffed Shells with Spinach

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, stuffed shells with spinach. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

In a large bowl, mix eggs, ricotta cheese, spinach, basil and pepper. In this spinach and ricotta stuffed shells recipe, we combine quick sauteed spinach with creamy ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, all tucked in to extra-large pasta shells and baked to bubbly goodness. The result is a healthy and hearty baked pasta dish that makes for a crowd-pleasing vegetarian meal.

Stuffed Shells with Spinach is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Stuffed Shells with Spinach is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stuffed shells with spinach using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Shells with Spinach:
  1. Make ready 1 cup frozen spinach, chopped, thawed and squeezed dry
  2. Prepare 12 oz ricotta cheese
  3. Prepare 3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
  4. Take 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  5. Prepare 2 cloves garlic
  6. Prepare 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  7. Prepare 28 jumbo pasta shells
  8. Make ready 2 jars (24 oz) each) marinara sauce
  9. Get Parsley, chopped

Stuffed shells are one of my favorite meals to make. Tender pasta shells stuffed with cheese and baked with pasta sauce until warm and gooey. To me they are comfort food at it's finest. The jumbo shells are stuffed with ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, spinach, onions and garlic.

Instructions to make Stuffed Shells with Spinach:
  1. In a large bowl, stir spinach, ricotta cheese, 2 cups of mozzarella cheese, Parmesan, garlic, and Italian seasoning.
  2. Divide and fill each shell with ricotta mixture.
  3. Add 3 cups of sauce to the bottom of the slow cooker.
  4. Place 14 stuffed shells in the bottom of the slow cooker. Spoon 2 cups marinara sauce over shells.
  5. Top with remaining stuffed shells and sauce.
  6. Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 8 until shells are cooked. Remove lid and sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the shells. Wait 5 minutes until the cheese is melted. Garnish with parsley.

Our stuffed shells are filled with spinach, sautéed onions and part-skim ricotta and topped with prepared marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese. The shells hold and reheat well, which makes them great for entertaining. To make the filling for our spinach stuffed shells, I cooked the spinach and minced garlic in olive oil. Next, I mixed the cooked spinach with ricotta, mozzarella and some traditional Italian spices. Pasta shells are a fun option on pasta night, and a clever way to sneak in those good-for-you veggies in case you have an eagle-eyed eater.

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