Easy stuffed shells (pasta bake) spinach mushrooms and ricotta cheese. Fill each pasta shell with some of the vegetable-cheese mixture and place in a snug layer into the baking dish, continuing until all filling is used. Pour remaining tomato sauce over shells and top with mozzarella and remaining pecorino. Add the stuffed shells, then top with the remaining tomato sauce.
Spoon the mixture into the shells and place them on top of the sauce. Alternatively, transfer mixture into a large ziploc bag, snip one corner, and pipe filling into shells. In a large bowl, mix eggs, ricotta cheese, spinach, basil and pepper. You can have Easy stuffed shells (pasta bake) spinach mushrooms and ricotta cheese using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Easy stuffed shells (pasta bake) spinach mushrooms and ricotta cheese
- It's 16 oz of shells pasta.
- Prepare 1 lbs of hamburger meat.
- It's 1/2 bag of Fresh baby spinach.
- Prepare of Sliced mushrooms or canned sliced mushrooms.
- You need 1-2 of big jar of favorite spaghetti sauce (i used one but i recommend two if you like it saucy).
- It's 4-6 oz of ricotta cheese (one small container) I used what i had on hand at a guess of 4oz.
- You need of Mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese or any cheese that you have on hand.
- You need of Spices all to taste.
- You need of Italian seasoning.
- You need of Garlic powder.
- It's of Salt and pepper.
- Prepare Pinch of brown sugar optional.
- You need of Sides.
- Prepare of Garlic bread or cheesy bread.
- Prepare of Side salad.
Fill pasta shells with cheese mixture; place in baking dish, overlapping ends slightly. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Once hot, add the onion, cook until soft. Add in garlic, mushrooms, and red peppers.
Easy stuffed shells (pasta bake) spinach mushrooms and ricotta cheese instructions
- Start my cooking pasta by the box directions, and browning hamburger meat drain any grease enjoying the water from the pasta one done and cook the noodles with cold water set aside both..
- Meanwhile when pasta and the hamburger or browning, in a medium size frying pan or instant pot/ninja foodie on sauté mode. Add in some olive oil so it doesn’t stick, fresh spinach and mushrooms, sauté until translucent remove from heat set aside..
- In a big bowl add in sautéed vegetables, jar of spaghetti sauce, ricotta cheese mix well until The ricotta cheese is blended well, Add injuring pasta and hamburger meat mix again then add all spices mix again.
- Spray 13“ x 9 with cooking spray add in pasta, top with shredded cheese bake on 350° until cheese has melted about 20-30 mins.
- Sides garlic bread and a side salad..
In a large bowl combine the ricotta, ¼ cup of the mozzarella, ¼ cup of the Parmesan, stir well. Add in the egg, spinach, dried basil, crushed red pepper,salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste. Stuffed shells are one of my favorite meals to make. Tender pasta shells stuffed with cheese and baked with pasta sauce until warm and gooey. To me they are comfort food at it's finest.