Recipe: Tasty Beef Florentine Stuffed Shells

Beef Florentine Stuffed Shells. Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the egg, ricotta cheese, spinach, Parmesan cheese, salt, oregano and pepper. Drain shells and rinse in cold water; stuff with spinach mixture.

After cooking spinach squeeze to drain excess water. Blend Cheeses, egg, spinach and black pepper together well. Stuffed Shells Florentine are vegetarian, freezer-friendly, and the perfect easy, weeknight dinner! You can have Beef Florentine Stuffed Shells using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Beef Florentine Stuffed Shells

1. You need 1 Lb of ground beef.
2. Prepare 1 box of jumbo shells.
3. You need 10 oz of raw leaf spinach.
4. It's 1 of Tblsp Italian seasoning.
5. It's 15 oz of ricotta cheese.
6. It's 45 oz of spaghetti sauce.
7. Prepare of shredded mozzarella cheese.

EASY SPINACH STUFFED PASTA SHELLS Pasta shells stuffed with a cheesy spinach and mushroom mixture is the ultimate comfort dinner, and it's SO easy to make. Cook shells according to package directions, but a few minutes less, so that the shells will be slightly firm. Drain. (Be sure not to overcook shells.) Remove one shell at a time. A big thank you to Sargento for helping me make this meal possible, and sponsoring this post.

Beef Florentine Stuffed Shells step by step

1. Brown ground beef in a sauce pan over medium-high heat breaking into pieces. Drain excess grease..
2. Toss spinach in sauce pan with browned ground beef. Cover stirring frequently until spinach shrinks down..
3. Stir ricotta cheese and Italian seasoning in to ground beef until blended..
4. Pour half the spaghetti sauce into a lightly greased 2-quart cake pan..
5. Fill shells with a spoon until full. Place stuffed shells, stuffing side up, in spaghetti sauce. Until filling is gone..
6. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over stuffed shells..
7. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes or until pasta is soft. Uncover sprinkle with cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese melts..

Large pasta shells stuffed with lowfat cheeses and spinach, smothered in marinara sauce and baked. Lighten it up even more by using nonfat cottage cheese. Cook pasta shells according to package directions to al dente; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Growing up my mom would make stuffed shells only once or twice a year but I remember loving them so much.