Stuffed Pasta Shells
Stuffed shells filled with spinach and cheese. Top with of our fabulous Sun Dried Tomato or Vodka Pink Peppercorn Pasta Sauces!
Ingredients:
- Jumbo Pasta Shells, cooked and drained
- 1 25-oz jar Olive Tap Pasta Sauce
- 10-oz packaged frozen chopped spinach, thawed (or substitute 1 lb. chopped fresh spinach
- 8 oz shredded mozzarella
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 t. ground black pepper
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º F.
If using frozen spinach, squeeze as much water as possible from the thawed spinach. In large bowl, mix together the spinach, mozzarella, ricotta cheese, egg whites, pepper and nutmeg. Line the bottom of a baking dish with some of the pasta sauce. Stuff each pasta shell with the cheese mixture. Arrange the shells side-by-side in the baking dish. Coat the shells with an even layer of the remaining pasta sauce. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
Bake for about 40 minutes.
Buon Appetito,
Mario