4 Cheese Stuffed Shells

Name: 4 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1/2 box jumbo shells; 1 cup fresh spinach; 1/3 cup fresh mushrooms; 1 tsp minced garlic; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; .5 cup cottage cheese (low fat); .5 cup ricotta cheese (low fat); .5 cup mozerella cheese (low fat) divided; 1/3 cup parmesean cheee (low fat); 1 egg; oregano basil parsley garlic powder salt and pepper (dry ingredients)

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Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

1/2 box jumbo shells1 cup fresh spinach1/3 cup fresh mushrooms1 tsp minced garlic2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil.5 cup cottage cheese (low fat).5 cup ricotta cheese (low fat).5 cup mozerella cheese (low fat) divided1/3 cup parmesean cheee (low fat)1 eggoregano, basil, parsley, garlic powder, salt and pepper (dry ingredients)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350- 375. Boil water and add jumbo shells, boil until al dente. Chop mushrooms and saute in oil with minced garlic for 5 minutes. Put mushrooms in a bowl, then use the same pan to wilt down spinach. While spinach is wilting, add the four cheeses, egg, and dry ingredients to a sauce pan on meduim low heat melt together. Drain off any water from spinach and chop up slightly. Add spinach and mushrooms to the cheese mixture. Drain shells and rinse with cold water. Place shells in a casserole dish or cake pan. Spoon cheese mixture into the shells, top with pasta sauce and sprinkle the remaining mozerella over the top and bake for 20-30 minutes. Serve with a side salad and enjoy! YUMMY!

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHATTYG3.

Servings Per Recipe: 5

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 350.3
Total Fat: 14.9 g
Cholesterol: 64.7 mg
Sodium: 553.5 mg
Total Carbs: 39.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
Protein: 17.1 g

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Member Reviews

CD2249719
Sounds wonderful. Making it tonight. - 11/26/12
NOBLESTAR
This was so good - my husband help make it. Easy peasy and good! - 8/3/11
FMERLO
Very tasty and easy to make. I used like a pinch of each dry ingrdient since the amounts weren't listed. - 3/25/10
TONIBRO1
This was wonderful. Thank you for the recipe. - 3/12/10
LAURACLARK1986
Awesome recipe, I added ground beef and tomato sauce to half for the rest of the family. Although my husband liked the origional recipe better. Thanks for sharing it. - 2/26/10
DONNALYNN22
Sounds DE-lish...and I loved that U used cott cheese to cut down cals. make it lowfat for more reduction...great idea. - 2/25/10
CD4799277
Tastes great, even my husband liked it! - 2/24/10