Stuffed shells are a really fun and classic dinner. And I of course have to acknoledge that they are very pretty in the pan. It is not very much more work, but it has a lot more fun and delight to serve than just a more plain noodles and red sauce. For this version I used italian sausage for the meat. (It could be meatless, but that’s not really our way in the schultz home.) Also there is ricotta because I am a huge fan of it in pretty much all italian dishes.
SAUSAGE STUFFED SHELLS
Serves 3-4
12 ounces jumbo pasta shells
1 pound italian sausage
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups spinach
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 jar tomato sauce
1 cup mozzarella, shredded
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare jumbo shells according to package instructions. Set aside. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown sausage. Add garlic and spinach and cook until spinach is wilted.
Stir ricotta and tomato sauce into sausage. Stuff shells with filling and arrange in a 9×13 baking dish. Sprinkle shells with mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- 12 ounces jumbo pasta shells
- 1 pound italian sausage
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 jar tomato sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella, shredded
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare jumbo shells according to package instructions. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, brown sausage.
- Add garlic and spinach and cook until spinach is wilted.
- Stir ricotta and tomato sauce into sausage. Stuff shells with filling and arrange in a 9x13 baking dish.
- Sprinkle shells with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.