RICOTTA AND SPINACH STUFFED PASTA SHELLS

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Make and share this Ricotta and Spinach Stuffed Pasta Shells recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Terese

Categories     Pasta Shells

Time 1h25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

32 large pasta shells (conchiglioni in Italian)
500 g spinach
250 g low-fat ricotta cheese
500 g low fat cottage cheese
600 ml bottled pasta sauce
250 ml vegetable stock
1 tablespoon finely grated parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water, uncovered, 3 minutes; drain.
  • Cool slightly.
  • Preheat oven to moderate.
  • Boil, steam or microwave spinach until just wilted; drain.
  • Chop spinach finely, squeeze out excess liquid.
  • Combine spinach in a large bowl with ricotta and cottage cheese; spoon spinach mixture into pasta shells.
  • Combine sauce and stock in oiled shallow 2 litre (8 cup) ovenproof dish.
  • Place pasta shells in dish; sprinkle with parmesan.
  • Bake, covered, in moderate oven about 1 hour or until pasta is tender.

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