Spinach Stuffed Shells. In a large bowl, mix eggs, ricotta cheese, spinach, basil and pepper. Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells. Spinach Stuffed Shells is an easy and healthy vegetarian dinner recipe that can be prepared in advance!
Stuff the shells with a cheese-spinach mixture, cover with spaghetti sauce and cheese, and bake until bubbly. Hearty Stuffed Shells made with a trio of flavorful cheeses, tender spinach, fresh herbs, and homemade or store-bought marinara. Pure comfort food that's sure to satisfy and a dinner everyone can agree on! You can cook Spinach Stuffed Shells using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Spinach Stuffed Shells
- You need 1 (16 oz) of container of Ricotta cheese.
- You need 1 packet of shredded Mozzarella cheese.
- Prepare of Basil.
- Prepare of Salt and pepper.
- Prepare 5 cloves of garlic.
- Prepare 1 package of frozen spinach.
- It's 1 box of jumbo shells.
- You need 1 jar of spaghetti sauce.
- Prepare of Granulated garlic.
In this spinach and ricotta stuffed shells recipe, we combine quick sauteed spinach with creamy ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, all tucked in to extra-large pasta shells and baked to bubbly goodness. The result is a healthy and hearty baked pasta dish that makes for a crowd-pleasing vegetarian meal. Stuffed shells are one of my favorite meals to make. Tender pasta shells stuffed with cheese and baked with pasta sauce until warm and gooey.
Spinach Stuffed Shells step by step
- Coat the bottom of a crock pot with a small amount of the spaghetti sauce and turn on high heat.
- Mix together Ricotta cheese, half the bag of Mozzarella cheese, basil, salt and pepper, granulated garlic, and chopped garlic and cooled cooked spinach.
- Stuff the shells and place into crock pot, add the rest of the bag of cheese, and top with remaining jar of sauce!.
- I added more salt and pepper, granulated garlic, and basil and closed the lid! Cook for 4 hours on high!.
To me they are comfort food at it's finest. The jumbo shells are stuffed with ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, spinach, onions and garlic. Arrange shells, filled sides up, on sauce in baking dish. Spoon remaining sauce over stuffed shells. I love cooking with fresh springtime ingredients and spinach is one of my favorite ones to use.