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In this easy spinach and ricotta stuffed shells recipe, three cheeses combine with quick sauteed spinach and jumbo pasta shells for a hearty and comforting, crowd-pleasing vegetarian dinner. Growing up, I was one of those bizarre children who actually liked eating vegetables. Easy stuffed shells recipe with spinach and three kinds of cheese!
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have stuffed shells with spinach using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Shells with Spinach:
- Take 1 cup frozen spinach, chopped, thawed and squeezed dry
- Get 12 oz ricotta cheese
- Prepare 3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
- Prepare 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- Take 2 cloves garlic
- Take 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- Get 28 jumbo pasta shells
- Take 2 jars (24 oz) each) marinara sauce
- Get Parsley, chopped
Stuffed Shells with Spinach with vegetarian filling with spinach, ricotta and a secret healthy ingredient nobody will even know is there! How to Assemble the Stuffed Shells with Spinach. This is kind of a messy process, so you'll want to try to start as clean as you can. Stuff shells with the spinach cheese mixture and place in the baking dish.
Steps to make Stuffed Shells with Spinach:
- In a large bowl, stir spinach, ricotta cheese, 2 cups of mozzarella cheese, Parmesan, garlic, and Italian seasoning.
- Divide and fill each shell with ricotta mixture.
- Add 3 cups of sauce to the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Place 14 stuffed shells in the bottom of the slow cooker. Spoon 2 cups marinara sauce over shells.
- Top with remaining stuffed shells and sauce.
- Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 8 until shells are cooked. Remove lid and sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the shells. Wait 5 minutes until the cheese is melted. Garnish with parsley.
Serve: The Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells with fresh basil and extra parmesan cheese. Making stuffed shells without spinach is exactly the same recipe, so you can skip that if you prefer. I like to add a vegetable to the stuffed shells recipe. It helps the texture and Mushrooms or zucchini are other good options. Check out our video to see all this goodness come together!
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