Ingredients:
- 12 jumbo shells
- 1/2 white onion, minced
- 10 oz package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb 99% lean ground beef or turkey
- 32 oz crushed tomatoes
- salt and pepper
- 2 tsp oil
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp basilInstructions:
1. Boil water and cook shells until they have just a bit of bite left to them (al dente).2. While the shells are cooking, saute onions and garlic in oilv – then add in the beef/turkey. Onced cooked, add tomatoes, salt, pepper and basil. Simmer on low, covered.
3. Preheat oven to 375F. In a large bowl, mix together ricotta, spinach, mozzarella, egg, and parmesan.
4. Once shells are cooked, rinse them under cool water so you can handle them without burning yourself. Fill the shells with the cheese mixture and place in a baking dish (give it a squick spray of non-stick cooking spray). Cover shells with half of the sauce and then cover with foil and bake for 30-25 minutes. Serve with additional sauce on top.
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Lyndsey: Collard Greens would work. Possibly kale as well.
Oh my!! This looks so good! I will have to try this sometime soon!
I have only one issue though……my fiance is allergic to spinach (which is very terrible because spinach is so good and he actually does like spinach) do you have any alternatives to the spinach part of this recipe?
Oh yeah, he loves pasta! You could always fill some shells before adding the spinach for your boys, and then add the spinach for you.
Does Elliot eat this? I wish I could make this but my boys would complain about the spinach…I wonder if I can adjust…..
flo, i wasnt a big fan of spinach either for the longest time. now i can’t get enough of the stuff! thats for the website! *bookmarks*
Thank you, very useful. I wasnt actually a big fan of Spinach for many years ( lie, I hated the stuff), but after shacking up with a vegan I kind of had to get used to it, and have gradually come to absolutely love the stuff. Spinach curry is now my absolute favourite! I recently found an entire spinach recipes website which is my new favourite site now, you should have a look!
lol those shells are very filling! hubs and i can only eat a maximum of 4 shells each and then we are stuffed!
Looks good! Needs some garlic bread
Btw, I’d finish that plate in two bites 