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Spinach & Sausage Stuffed Pasta Shells
"Here is a good way to make a little meat go a long way. These are good enough to serve company! I found this recipe in a great little booklet called, Dinner on the Double, by Better Homes and Gardens."
photo by Angela R.
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 32 large pasta shells
- 1 lb bulk pork sausage, cooked and drained
- 10 ounces chopped frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 cups spaghetti sauce
directions
- Cook pasta shells according to package directions.
- Drain and rinse with cold water and drain again.
- Combine remaining ingredients, except spaghetti sauce, in a large bowl and mix well.
- Fill each pasta shell with 3 tablespoons of filling.
- Place in a baking dish and top with spaghetti sauce.
- Bake at 350 degrees until heated through, about 30 minutes.
- To freeze: Freeze before baking.
- You may freeze individually wrapped shells without sauce, or freeze sauce-topped shells in baking dish.
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Reviews
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This was a great recipe. I made a healthier version using 50 % less fat sausage and low fat cheeses. Next time I will make this with ground turkey sausage, to cut the fat even more. Very tasty and filling. Made the whole recipe and froze half of it for a no prep second meal. For 2 people it was 4 meals. -
I thought this was a decent recipe. I would use more spices to liven things up a bit and I omitted the cheddar cheese from the mix. It seemed a bit too velveta-ish with all those cheeses mixed together. I substituted some freshly grated Romano instead and the taste was great. Thanks -
I have been making this for years. Not with so many eggs though, only mozzerella and parmsean cheese. My husband, daughter, and father love these. I have to make some without spinach for my mom. I actually like them better that way too! -
AMAZING! Cooked italian sausage and frozen spinach leaves for this. Use food processor to minced sausage, spinach, onion, and garlic. Mixed with cheese in a bowl and then spooned into pasta shells. It was delicious and will go in my meal rotation. Love the ricotta cheese! Thanks for posting! -
So good!! I even ate the leftovers!
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Tweaks
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Used half the spinach that was called for.
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Excellent recipe. My kids loved this and didn't even know they were eating spinach. I did need to add additional seasoning (garlic salt and italian seasoning). I also substituted a mix of Italian Cheeses for the Cheddar cheese.
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This is pretty phenomenal also when you skip the cheddar, double the mozzarella and use alfredo sauce in place of the spaghetti sauce. It's well worth a try! Thanks for sharing!
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It was really quite good! I used Sweet Italian sausage instead of the bulk pork sausage, but next time I think I'll try fresh spinach and chop it up really fine. The frozen spinach came out all stringy. But otherwise it was good!
