Baked Italian Stuffed Shells Recipe
These easy stuffed shells are filled with a creamy spinach and ricotta cheese mixture, then topped with hearty pasta sauce, cheese, and baked to perfection.
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 12 oz jumbo pasta shells
- 1 ½ lb mild Italian sausage
- 4 cups fresh spinach
- 24 oz spaghetti sauce
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 2 ½ tsp seasoning salt
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium sized onion diced
- 15 oz Ricotta cheese
- 1 large egg
- 2 ½ cups shredded Italian blend cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Boil the pasta shells until they are cooked, but still firm. Remove from the heat, but leave in the pot of water.12 oz jumbo pasta shells
- In a medium pan, cook the mild Italian sausage.1 ½ lb mild Italian sausage
- Toss in the onions, and cook for 5 minutes. Now add the garlic, and cook for 2 minutes before the next step.5 cloves garlic, 1 medium sized onion
- Next, add in the spinach and cook for about 3 minutes. Turn the heat off then set to the side.4 cups fresh spinach
- In a large mixing bowl add in the ricotta cheese and 1 large egg, Mix well.15 oz Ricotta cheese, 1 large egg
- Add in the sausage and spinach mixture. Sprinkle in the Italian seasoning, seasoning salt, and 1 ½ cups of shredded cheese, and mix well again.1 tbsp Italian seasoning, 2 ½ tsp seasoning salt, 2 ½ cups shredded Italian blend cheese
- Layer ½ cup to 1 cup of spaghetti sauce on bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish.24 oz spaghetti sauce
- Take each shell individually and fill with a generous amount of sausage & ricotta mixture, then place all the shells into a baking dish on top of the sauce.
- Pour all of the remaining sauce to coat each shell in the baking dish. Top with remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake for 25 mins or until brown and bubbly.
- Serve & Enjoy!!