Low-Fat Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

Low-Fat Vegetarian Stuffed Shells

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 281.0
  • Total Fat: 1.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 41.2 mg
  • Sodium: 711.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 27.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Low-Fat Vegetarian Stuffed Shells calories by ingredient


Introduction

If you love cheese, this is the recipe for you! This recipe is low fat, high protein, and FULL of flavor! Recipe scaled for 4. If you love cheese, this is the recipe for you! This recipe is low fat, high protein, and FULL of flavor! Recipe scaled for 4.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    12 jumbo shell pastas
    4 oz fat-free cream cheese
    6 oz fat-free cottage cheese
    1 cup fat-free shredded mozzerella
    1 cup chopped mushrooms
    2 cups marinara sauce
    3 tsp granulated garlic
    1/2 tbsp dried oregano
    1/2 tbsp dried parsley
    1 tsp dried rosemary

Directions

Set oven to 350 degrees before beginning prep-work.
Cook jumbo pasta shells until they are nearly done-- al dente.
Drain and rinse under cold water. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, mushrooms and spices. Mix well.
With clean hands or spoons, pack pasta shells with cheese mixture.
Place each stuffed pasta shell into an oven-safe high sided container.
Pour marinara evenly over stuffed shells.
Cover with foil and place into oven for about 20 minutes.


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VEGLILS.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    11 of 12 people found this review helpful
    this was very good but I added veggies to it....chopped spinach, a little grated onion and some grated carrots I mixed the veggies in with the cheeses. I'm big on throwing extra veggies in where ever I can. I want my kids to get lots of veggies and it helps cut down a little on the calories in dish - 9/29/08

    Reply from THEMIGHTYLILLIE (1/15/09)
    Oooo, good idea!



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    Incredible!
    9 of 10 people found this review helpful
    I made this last night. It was great even my kids loved it!! I did as others had suggested and added both some garlic and spinach to the filling. So good. I will be making this again. - 10/8/08


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    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Added zucchini, spinach, and substituted 2 oz of cottage cheese for skim ricotta and was pretty good. Although I had to triple the recipe for the whole box of shells. - 9/25/12


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    These were great! A lot easier than I though! In the filling I added shredded zucchini and carrot for more nutrition! I also included spinach instead of mushrooms, because my family doesnt eat mushrooms! Overall, great recipe!!!!! - 5/10/12


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    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Just had this for dinner. I'm a cheese lover and this great. I forgot to buy granulated garlic & used powder & it was alot but not overpowering. I used a whole jar of marinara and there was plenty of that leftover. I threw in some frozen bagged meatballs for my husband & that kept him satisfied. - 5/17/09


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Has a salty taste to it, it is very yummy and FILLING. DEFINITELY filling. My husband who eats like a horse could only eat 3 of them, but suggested less salt. - 3/20/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I cooked these when my vegetarian brother was over during the Thanksgiving holiday. They turned out really good, and are very easy to make! The only thing was, I had not idea what granulated garlic was, so I ended up using a tsp of garlic salt..too much for me, but everyone else loved them!! - 12/2/08


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    this was fantastic! We ended up with a lot more noodles than sauce, but it tasted amazing! - 10/22/08


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    Very Good
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Truly delicious! I think the next time I make this I'll add in some shredded chicken---hubby said he's not overly fond of vegetarian dishes and asked for meat in it next time. But, I thought it was delicious just as it was. - 10/16/08


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was really good. I made a double batch and froze the pan for next week. Think I'll add some spinach to the cheese mixture next time I mack this. - 10/7/08


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was very tasty. I also added a cup of spinach. My hubby who does not like fat free anything asked if this was even healthy...hehe, he liked it as well. - 10/2/08


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Made this tonight and everyone loved it. Son said 8 n his plate wasn't enough , he couldn't finish it! I added spinach for extra veggie but I am sure it would have tasted great without it too. Easy and quick to make! - 9/29/08


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 7/20/21


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    I make and can my own marinara sauce. I add vegetables from my garden. Yummy! - 7/6/21


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    I love stuffed shells! - 5/23/21


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    Incredible!
    Love this low fat vegetarian stuffed shell recipe - 5/23/21


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    Very Good
    I like to add some spinach as well - 5/23/21


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    looks good - 5/23/21


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    Incredible!
    This was great! I accidentally put dill in it instead of rosemary. Much to my surprise, it was really good. - 5/19/21


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    Incredible!
    Made this for dinner last night & excellent! I did up the serving from 3 to 5 shells although kept the "stuffing" the same size. Used the whole jar of marinara so more sauce too. Easy to make ahead. Next time will add some spinach to the stuffing. - 5/14/21


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    Very Good
    Easy and tasty! - 4/16/21


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    looks good - 4/16/21


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    Interesting. - 3/5/21


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    yum - 2/26/21


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    delicious - 1/29/21


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    Wonder hoe it would be with vegan cheese...I may try it! - 1/24/21


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    O.K.
    I love cheese but I also love cows and don't want to hurt them - thankfully easy to substitute dairy-free mozzarella and ricotta from Miyoko's and sub Tofutti cream cheese.
    Fresh parsley worked better than dried and I also added some black pepper.
    - 1/24/21


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    Very Good
    tasty - 1/24/21


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    Hardly missed using ricotta cheese. - 1/10/21


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    :) - 1/10/21


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    These are good, thanks for sharing - 1/4/21


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    A great choice for meatless Monday. - 12/9/20


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    Incredible!
    yum - 11/9/20


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    Is cheese vegetarian? - 10/18/20


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    Very good but hard to only have one - 10/11/20


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    Looks yummy.... but I always use meat sauce - 9/17/20


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    Incredible!
    amazing - 5/24/20


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    O.K.
    High in sodium... - 5/23/20


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    I use some chopped spinach in there too, and I make my own sauce from tomato puree and diced tomatoes, cuts down on the hidden sugar in the marinara - 5/23/20


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    Made this for dinner and we all enjoyed, added fresh peppers and chopped carrots to the recipe YUMMY - 5/23/20


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    Not a big pasta eater. It hurts my stomach - 5/23/20


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    Very Good
    Ok - 5/23/20


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    Not sure about this but will try sometime soon - 5/23/20


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    Incredible!
    I added mushrooms, onions and spinach to my sauce. - 4/8/20


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    great recipe - 3/19/20


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    Incredible!
    I also added spinach and garlic to the filling. I wasn't sure why ricotta cheese wasn't in the recipe, so I swapped cottage cheese with ricotta. Delicious! - 3/16/20


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    looks and sounds yummy - 10/11/19


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    Incredible!
    Thank you - 9/16/19


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    Making this for supper tonight. Can't wait to try this! - 8/10/19


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    Incredible!
    These were delicious!! I've never had stuffed shells with cream cheese and I love the flavor. You also get a lot of food for a low amount of calories. I tweaked it just a little bit by not adding so much garlic. - 7/23/19


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    Looks good. - 5/28/19


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    thanks - 5/23/19


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    Good
    yummy - 5/23/19


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    Incredible!
    Great midweek meal. And portions can be made ahead, parcooked, & frozen. - 5/23/19


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    I used to make stuffed shells all the time when my kids were little. - 5/23/19


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    Incredible!
    I love this low-Fat Vegetarian Stuffed Shell Recipe! Yummy - 5/23/19


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    Sounds great - 5/23/19


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    I liked it very much and added chopped chicken! I also added chopped vegetables as I love them~ - 4/16/19


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    Good
    . - 3/1/19


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    Incredible!
    Made this for dindin tonight. It was AMAZING! The only thing I did different was added spinach to the filling mixture and spread it between20 shells instead of 12. SO GOOD! Will definitly make this again! - 2/19/19


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    Nice recipe - 2/8/19


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    yummy... - 12/23/18


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    Sounds delicious and I've most of the ingredients on hand. :0) Adding carrots and other veggies sounds great also. - 12/23/18


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    Great idea - 11/30/18


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    Just the recipe I've been looking for. I'll be trying this out this week. Thanks for posting! - 11/12/18


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    Very Good
    This is delicious even though my hubby doesn't care for shells he ate it happily.... - 11/2/18


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    Thanks - 11/2/18


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    You do want some fat - 9/12/18


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    yummy - 9/5/18


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    Grandkids loved this - 9/5/18


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    Look yummy. - 8/25/18


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    Incredible!
    This recipe is yummy. - 8/20/18


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    Very Good
    yum - 8/18/18


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    why not use low fat skim ricotta not crazy cottage cheese and cream cheese mix love the spinach and onions in it - 8/10/18


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    I used to make this... - 7/27/18


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    Incredible!
    NICE! - 7/8/18


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    Very Good
    So delicious! - 6/12/18


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    Very Good
    This was so yummy! I will try to add spinach next week when I make it again. - 5/25/18


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    Incredible!
    A family favorite! - 5/23/18


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    Good
    good. i liked it. - 5/23/18


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    These look delicious. I like the idea of adding garlic to the recipe. - 5/23/18


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    NICE - 5/23/18


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    Looks good - 5/23/18


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    Good
    Hubby likes this....
    I also added more veggies...kale and spinach mix
    - 5/23/18


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    Yummy - 5/23/18


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    Bad
    Used light dairy, fat free cottage cheese is ok, but fat free cream cheese and fat free mozzarella is like candle wax, blah! Old recipe, too many fat free things, really! Unappetizing. Old old recipe! - 5/23/18


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    Looks like a winning recipe to me. I love this. And so many ways to vary it. - 5/23/18


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    very good - 5/23/18


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    So delicious!!! - 5/16/18


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    will try this version - 5/4/18


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    Interesting - 3/11/18


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    Good, can be spiced up in many little ways. - 3/4/18


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    very good. I make this recipe a lot - 12/31/17


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    So, this is not vegetarian.. not with cheese. Or is it not strict vegetarian? It does look good! - 12/9/17


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    Sounds good. Think I would like to add some meat to the marinara sauce. - 11/1/17


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    Lots of cheese in these, not much vegetables. I made changes. - 10/22/17


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    Incredible!
    These are so yummy - 10/19/17


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    Delicious - 10/3/17


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    I have made something similar to this, can't wait to make the low calorie version. - 10/3/17


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    Incredible!
    Delicious!!! I did add some spinach !!! - 10/3/17