Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells Recipe). 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!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells Recipe

Ingredients

24 lumaconi pasta shells

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 (8 ounce) package button mushrooms

chopped

3 cloves garlic

1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach

2 teaspoons ground thyme

salt and ground black pepper

to taste

2 cups ricotta cheese

¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce

¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Main Dish

Directions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the shells are hot about 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 433.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 18.6g 37%

Carbohydrates: 51g 17%

Dietary Fiber: 6.2g 25%

Sugars: 13.6g

Fat: 17.6g 27%

Saturated Fat: 6g 30%

Cholesterol: 22.1mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 5195.1IU 104%

Niacin Equivalents: 13.7mg 106%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 28%

Vitamin C: 17.4mg 29%

Folate: 208.4mcg 52%

Calcium: 347.4mg 35%

Iron: 4.4mg 25%

Magnesium: 98.1mg 35%

Potassium: 919.4mg 26%

Sodium: 834.5mg 33%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 16%

Calories From Fat: 158.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.