Stuffed Shells with Spinach
Stuffed shells recipe with spinach and three kinds of cheese! Ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella pair nicely with a homemade sausage marinara sauce.
Nutrition Facts
402 kcalCalories
20 gProtein
24 gCarbs
25 gFat
Ingredients
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Store-bought tomato sauce can be used, add 3 cups (28 ounces) with the browned sausage and simmer for 15 minutes.
Ground chicken, turkey, or beef can be substituted for sausage.
MAKE IT LOW-CARB: Instead of pasta shells, use zucchini (thin sheets or boats), small bell peppers, or mushrooms caps (portobello medium or large sizes).
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I’ve made this quite a bit but I have a question. I prepared this ahead for the next day and was wandering if it’s better to refrigerate the night before without cooking in the oven or cooking and then just re heating the next day for service?
By far the BEST stuff shell recipe and the sauce is amazing!
I’ve actually never made stuffed shells before (!!) so maybe a silly question but do I put shells in pan open-side up or down? Thanks! Making them tomorrow
Can you change ricotta cheese for Mascarpone cheese?
The was AMAZING!! I could just eat the cheese filling with a spoon. Thanks for the recipe. I'm using the filling right now in lasagna. Can't wait to eat it!
This recipe has become a family favourite and I have also made it for lunch or dinner for friends. I slightly adapt your sauce, Jessica, as we are a non meat eating family. I add a few sun dried tomatoes and cook the sauce slowly and for longer. Thank you for the recipe. It a winner ....even stuffing pasta shells, as long as they are the larger size, is a joy!
Hi from Chicago!
Made this about two weeks ago, and five stars, hands down. The only change I had to make was using Manicotti shells instead of Large Jumbo shells, because my grocery store didn't have them. Everything else I followed exactly as shown, including the sauce. A lot of love went into this recipe, and it was so worth it. My husband and I paired this with crispy garlic bread and it was perfect. Thank you so much for sharing!
omg the recipe was delicious u followed recipe but i add sauce to bottom pan and in shell and put cheese and spinach mix on top and was perfect not to saucy just perfect i will be following your recipes as well thanks JESSICA
This was excellent! Had Italian friends for dinner and they loved it! I made my own marinara but the shell stuffing is amazing!
Excellent! I’m using my premade spaghetti sauce that I froze incorporated all your ingredients and the last five minutes added little bit of mozzarella cheese and of course Parmesan. Thank you and please keep the recipes coming!
I’m going to make this over the weekend. It looks so good. Can I use chopped frozen spinach instead of fresh?
Well this turned out Delicious! Followed the recipe, but didn’t have tomato paste, so I left it out, and added tomato sauce. Instead of parsley I just doubled the basil. This was beautiful, easy, and so tasty. It was the perfect amount of sauce to shells ratio! Thank you, and I look forward to trying more of your recipes.
I made these for dinner. They turned out excellent. Restaurant grade cuisine!
Can the Marinara meat sauce recipe also be used with ground beef for spaghetti?
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