VEGGIE-STUFFED PASTA SHELLS

Veggie-Stuffed Pasta Shells image

Jumbo pasta shells are filled with a shredded veggie and cheese mixture, then heated in a skillet with lots of traditional pasta sauce.

Provided by RAGÚ®

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Ragu®

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

12 dry jumbo shell macaroni
1 ¼ cups shredded carrots
1 ¼ cups shredded zucchini
⅓ cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 ½ cups baby spinach or arugula
¾ cup ricotta cheese
1 ¼ cups shredded Italian blend cheese
¼ teaspoon salt
1 (23 ounce) jar RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick and Hearty Traditional Sauce

Steps:

In a large saucepan cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water; drain again.
Meanwhile, in a 12-inch skillet cook carrots, zucchini, and onion in hot oil over medium-high heat 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in spinach; cook and stir 1 minute. Transfer vegetable mixture to a large bowl.
Stir ricotta cheese, 3/4 cup of the Italian-blend cheese, and salt into vegetable mixture. Spoon a rounded 2 Tbsp. filling into each pasta shell. Pour RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick and Hearty Traditional Sauce into skillet; place filled shells on sauce. Heat shells and sauce, covered, over medium heat 10 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 473.8 calories, Carbohydrate 51.3 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 1086.5 mg, Sugar 3.8 g