Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells

1. Lumaconi pasta shells - 24
2. Olive oil - 3 tablespoons
3. Button mushrooms, chopped - 1 (8 ounce) package
4. Garlic - 3 cloves
5. Baby spinach - 1 (10 ounce) bag
6. Ground thyme - 2 teaspoons
7. Salt and ground black pepper, to taste - 2 teaspoons
8. Ricotta cheese - 2 cups
9. Shredded mozzarella cheese - ¾ cup
10. Grated Parmesan cheese - ½ cup
11. Pasta sauce - 1 (28 ounce) jar
12. Shredded mozzarella cheese - ¼ cup
13. Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells

1. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells in boiling water, occasionally stirring, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.

2. Stage

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir mushrooms and garlic in hot oil until mushrooms are soft, about 7 minutes. Stir spinach and thyme into mushroom mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir mixture until spinach wilts. Remove the skillet from heat and drain any excess liquid. Transfer drained mixture to a large bowl.

3. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

4. Stage

Mix ricotta cheese, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese with spinach mixture. Season again with salt and pepper and stuff into pasta shells.

5. Stage

Arrange stuffed shells into a 9x11-inch baking dish. Pour pasta sauce over shells. Top with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted and shells are hot, about 30 minutes.