Monday Meals: Stuffed Shells with Ricotta & Spinach

Hello and Happy Monday!

I feel like I don’t cook as much in the summer…or maybe it’s that we grill out more often in the summer months…? but…

I was digging through my recipe box last week, and stumbled upon this recipe that I hadn’t made in forever. I’m not sure where I got the recipe, but I’ve had it for years, so I thought I’d share.

Ingredients:

• 20-25 Jumbo shell pasta, cooked
• 1- 24 oz jar of Marinara
• 2- 15 oz containers of Ricotta cheese
• 2 cups of baby spinach, rough chop
• 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper
• 1 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese

Instructions:

• Turn on oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and cool under water.
• Spread most of the Marinara sauce in the bottom of a large baking dish.
• In a bowl, combine the Ricotta, spinach, Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
• Spoon the mixture into shells and place them on top of the sauce.
• Drizzle the remaining Marinara sauce on top and then sprinkle the Mozzarella on top.
• Bake, until the shells are heated through, 10-12 minutes.
• Increase heat to broil. Broil the shells until the cheese begins to brown, 2-4 minutes.
• Enjoy!

I squeezed 25 shells in the pan!

I’ve never done it, but I’m sure you could incorporate browned sausage, chicken, etc into the mix to make the shells a bit heartier with protein.

I hope this is a recipe you’ll enjoy.

Have a great week.