Tuesday, October 9, 2012

It's been a while... Cheesy Stuffed Shells

So, pretty sure I've had these pictures on my desktop for forever...  I have been cooking at home, I swear, I've just been busy and have had no time to blog...


  • 16 oz cottage cheese (I use a half ricotta and half cottage cheese mixture)
  • 1 pkg (10 oz) spinach (frozen, thaw and squeeze excess liquid out of.. or chop fresh spinach)
  • 1 cup Mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp italian seasoning
  • 20 jumbo pasta shells, cooked and drained and rinsed in cold water
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1 large tomato, chopped (optional, but highly recommended)
  • ******* I usually make extra of the cheese/spinach mixture because I severely overstuff my shells.












  1. Preheat oven to 400˚F - mix cheese and half of mozzarella cheese, spinach and seasoning until well blended. Spoon one heaping tbsp evenly into each pasta shell***(I put the mixture into a ziplock bag and snip a corner off and "pipe" the cheese into each shell...)
  2. Combine sauce and tomatoes - pour half mixture into 9x13 baking dish - place shells, filled size up in baking dish - spoon remaining sauce over shells
  3. Cover with foil - bake 25 minutes, or until heated through. Uncover, top with remaining 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese. Bake uncovered for an additional 2 minutes or until Mozzarella is melted.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I must try this I bought shells thinking I could make stuffed seafood shells but I lack fresh seafood. This sounds yummy sister! from winks

Anonymous said...

Jesus... I'm going to bookmark this and show it to Brett; then have him made it!!

Getting hungry now... thinking should I keep reading your blog or go snack!

hmmm.... :9
Yukah