Easy stuffed shells (pasta bake) spinach mushrooms and ricotta cheese. Scrape into a large bowl and let cool for a few minutes. Season with ½ teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Add the stuffed shells, then top with the remaining tomato sauce. Cover with aluminum foil and bake. Once all of the shells are stuffed and placed into the baking dish, cover them with the rest of the sauce. 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
- You need 16 oz of shells pasta.
- You need 1 lbs of hamburger meat.
- Prepare 1/2 bag of Fresh baby spinach.
- You need 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).
- Prepare 4-6 oz of ricotta cheese (one small container) I used what i had on hand at a guess of 4oz.
- Prepare of Mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese or any cheese that you have on hand.
- It's of Spices all to taste.
- Prepare of Italian seasoning.
- Prepare of Garlic powder.
- Prepare of Salt and pepper.
- It's Pinch of brown sugar optional.
- You need of Sides.
- You need of Garlic bread or cheesy bread.
- It's of Side salad.
Fill each of the shells with some of the cheese and vegetable mixture and nestle them into the pan. You may have a few unfilled pasta shells left over. Top with the remaining sauce, the mozzarella, and the remaining pecorino. In a bowl, combine the ricotta, spinach, basil, mushrooms, Parmesan, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
Easy stuffed shells (pasta bake) spinach mushrooms and ricotta cheese step by step
- 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..
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, half the mozzarella, half the Parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper until well combined. Place the stuffed shells on top of the marinara sauce. Stuffed shells are one of my favorite meals to make.