Description
Delicious Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce are made with jumbo pasta shells stuffed with ricotta cheese, mozzarella and spinach in a ground turkey meat sauce. Healthy, high protein and family friendly!
Equipment
large pasta pot
Ingredients
27Jumbo Pasta Shells, such as barilla, or gf pasta, 9 ounces total
1cuponion, finely chopped
2garlic cloves, chopped
1tspolive oil
1lb99% lean ground turkey, or 93% lean
32ozcrushed tomatoes, I used Tuttorosso
1tbspchopped fresh basil
salt and pepper, to taste
2cupspart-skim ricotta cheese, or cottage cheese for more protein
8ozpart-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
1largeegg
16ozpackage frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed well
1/4cupParmigiano Reggiano, or parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Prep the Pasta Shells: Cook the jumbo pasta shells according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
Prepare the Meat Sauce:
Meanwhile, saute onions and garlic in oil.
- Add the ground turkey and salt and brown until cooked, breaking up in small pieces with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in the tomatoes, salt, pepper and basil, then simmer on low, covered, about 15 minutes, until the flavors meld.
Prepare the Cheese Filling:
- In a large bowl, mix together ricotta, egg, spinach, mozzarella, and parmesan.
Assemble The Stuffed Shells
- Once shells are cooked and cool, fill each shell with (about 2 heaping tbsp) cheese mixture and place on a large baking dish, or two smaller dishes, covering the bottom of the dish with a little sauce.
Bake
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Top shells with half of the sauce, cover with foil and bake 40 minutes; uncover foil and bake 5 more minutes.
- Serve with additional sauce on top and garnish with fresh basil, if desired.
Last Step:
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Nutrition
Serving: 3stuffed shells, Calories: 360.9kcal, Carbohydrates: 34.3g, Protein: 28.4g, Fat: 12.8g, Saturated Fat: 3.7g, Cholesterol: 72.5mg, Sodium: 375mg, Fiber: 3.3g, Sugar: 0.5g
