Spinach stuffed shells
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- Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
1 box Jumbo pasta shells1 pound pork italian sausage1 bottle pasta sauce1/2 cup chopped raw onion1 tsp crushed/minced garlic8 oz cottage cheese1 egg4 oz cream cheese1 tbsp red pepper5 oz mozzarella cheese1/2 cup parmesan cheese1 cup fresh spinachsalt and pepper to taste3 oz mozzarella cheeseparsley
Preheat oven to 350 degrees:
Bring pasta to rolling boil for a full minute, stir, immediately remove from heat, keep covered and set aside for 18-20 minutes to make pasta al-dente.
While pasta is set aside, brown ground sausage (drain off fat) add onion and garlic.
Place half of sausage mixture in a large mixing bowl, to this add egg, cottage cheese, spinach, 5 oz mozzarella, cream cheese, red pepper, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
To sausage mixture in frying pan, add pasta sauce, mix well.
When shells are ready rinse them with cold water, and fill them with cheese mixture, place in a 9x13 pan, pour and spread pasta sauce mixture over shells. Sprinkle remaining 3 oz mozzarella cheese over top of shells, add a little parsley over all, and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 min or until cheese melted and shells heated through. Serve and enjoy!
Serving Size: makes 10 servings
Number of Servings: 10
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LYNNDEBLOCK.
Bring pasta to rolling boil for a full minute, stir, immediately remove from heat, keep covered and set aside for 18-20 minutes to make pasta al-dente.
While pasta is set aside, brown ground sausage (drain off fat) add onion and garlic.
Place half of sausage mixture in a large mixing bowl, to this add egg, cottage cheese, spinach, 5 oz mozzarella, cream cheese, red pepper, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
To sausage mixture in frying pan, add pasta sauce, mix well.
When shells are ready rinse them with cold water, and fill them with cheese mixture, place in a 9x13 pan, pour and spread pasta sauce mixture over shells. Sprinkle remaining 3 oz mozzarella cheese over top of shells, add a little parsley over all, and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 min or until cheese melted and shells heated through. Serve and enjoy!
Serving Size: makes 10 servings
Number of Servings: 10
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LYNNDEBLOCK.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 432.0
- Total Fat: 23.1 g
- Cholesterol: 87.0 mg
- Sodium: 961.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 32.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
- Protein: 24.2 g
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