Giant Cheese Stuffed Shells with Spinach
Giant cheese stuffed shells with spinach a baked pasta dish featuring creamy ricotta filled jumbo shells baked until bubbly in a bed of tangy marinara sauce.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 299kcal
Ingredients
- 1 24 oz. jar of marinara sauce
- ½ box of large shell pasta around 20-25 shells
- 1 15 oz. container ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 2 tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 10 oz. baby spinach
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Parboil jumbo shells in a large pot of boiling water until they are about 75% cooked.
- In a 9x13 glass dish pour jar of marinara sauce.
- Chop up spinach roughly and then place in a dry saute pan. Cook spinach on medium heat to allow it to wilt down a bit. This should take 1-2 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl combine all remaining ingredients, leaving 1 cup of the mozzarella to sprinkle on top.
- Drain pasta shells and once cool enough to work with, stuff with spinach-cheese mixture.
- Place stuffed shells in the sauce filled baking dish and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 1104mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g