Description
Baked Stuffed Shells are a comforting and delicious dish perfect for any occasion. This recipe features large jumbo pasta shells filled with a creamy mixture of ricotta, mozzarella, and fresh spinach, all generously topped with marinara sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 20 large jumbo pasta shells
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese (divided)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups fresh or frozen spinach (thawed and drained if frozen)
- 3 cups marinara sauce
- Garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Cook the jumbo pasta shells in salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta, 1 cup of mozzarella, Parmesan, egg, spinach, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Spread 1 cup of marinara sauce in a baking dish. Stuff each shell with the cheese mixture and place them seam-side up in the dish.
- Pour remaining marinara sauce over stuffed shells and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes; remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes until bubbly.
- Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed shell (approx. 150g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 80mg