STUFFED SHELLS WITH MARINARA
Remember: If the shells are perfectly cooked in the first step, they'll be mushy and flabby after baking.
Categories Bon Appétit Dinner Pasta Ricotta Vegetarian Parmesan Mozzarella Cheese Tomato Bake
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook shells in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until very al dente; drain. Run under cold water to stop the cooking and drain again.
- Lightly whisk egg yolks and egg in a large bowl. Stir in ricotta, Parmesan, parsley, and 1 1/2 cups mozzarella; season with salt and pepper. Transfer filling to a large resealable plastic bag.
- Spread 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce in a 13x9" baking dish. Snip off 1 end of plastic bag and, working one at a time, squeeze filling into shells, arranging them in a single layer in baking dish as you go. Top with remaining 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce and remaining mozzarella. Cover pan tightly with foil and bake shells until sauce is bubbling throughout, 35-40 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes.
- Carefully move rack to top of oven and heat broiler. Uncover pasta and broil until lightly browned on top, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with oregano and more Parmesan and drizzle with oil.
- Do Ahead
- Pasta can be baked 3 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat, covered, at 375°F.
FOUR-CHEESE STUFFED SHELLS WITH SMOKY MARINARA
Categories Pasta Vegetarian
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook pasta and set aside. Preheat oven to 375F. Coat 2 (13x9) baking dishes with oil. Place cottage cheese and ricotta in a food processor, process until smooth. Combine cottage cheese mixture, Asiago and next 6 ingredients (Asiago through spinach). Spoon 1 Tbs cheese mixture into each shell. Arrange half of stuffed shells, seam side up in one prepared dish. Pour 3 cups smoky marinara over stuffed shells. Sprinkle with 1/2 c mozzarella. Repeat with remaining shells. Cover with foil. Bake at 375F for 30 min or until thoroughly heated.
FOUR-CHEESE STUFFED SHELLS
More cheese, please! You'll get your fill from saucy jumbo pasta shells loaded with four kinds-ricotta, Asiago, mozzarella and cottage cheese. Do the prep work, and then freeze according to the recipe directions to have a ready-to-bake meal. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, Asiago cheese, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, chives and 1/2 cup spinach (save the remaining spinach for another use)., Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce into a shallow 1-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Drain pasta; stuff with cheese mixture. Arrange in prepared dish. Top with remaining spaghetti sauce and mozzarella. , Cover and bake until heated through, 25-30 minutes. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in the center of 2 or 3 shells to read 165°.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 376 calories, Fat 14g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 49mg cholesterol, Sodium 959mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 25g protein.
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