Not everyone in my household likes stuffed shells, something about too much cheese. And I know the title says sausage and cheese stuffed shells but they aren’t actually stuffed with sausage. Anyway, I thought I would change the recipe up a little to add some different flavors. I Started by cooking up the shells and setting them aside, while those where cooking I mixed up the ricotta mixture and put in the fridge for later.
Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Shells
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
This a a great way to change up the same old stuffed shells. We add some sausage and spinach and a ton of flavor.
Ingredients
3 C – Spaghetti sauce(try our homemade sauce)
20–25 – Jumbo shells(20 is required add extra in case some break)
1 lb. – Italian bulk sausage
15 oz. – Ricotta cheese
1 – egg
2 C – Fresh spinach
5 tsp – Minced garlic
8 oz. – Shredded Mozzarella
1/2 C – Parmesan cheese
1 TB – Parsley
1 TB – Basil
1 tsp – Italian seasoning
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350
Cook the shells in a large pot of boiling water and set aside
Ricotta mixture
- In a med mixing bowl add Ricotta, egg, mozzarella(save 1/3 cup for topping) mix well
- Add 3 tsp of garlic, parmesan, parsley and basil, mix well and refrigerate
Sausage mixture
- In a med size fry pan brown garlic in oil on med heat
- Add sausage and cook until brown
- Add spinach and mix until spinach is wilted then set aside
Stuffing the Shells
- In a 9×13 dish layer the bottom with enough sauce to cover
- Spoon out sausage mixture and lay on top of the sauce, cover completely(about 1/2 the mixture)
- Stuff each shell with about a spoonful of cheese mixture, I use a little more
- Place the shells on top of the sausage mixture
- Cover the shells with sauce, do not smother completely
- Add the remaining sausage mixture over the sauce cover thoroughly
- Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and top with some parmesan and the Italian seasoning
- Bake for 25 minutes
Notes
Use our homemade sauce for best results
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 1368
- Sugar: 10.2g
- Sodium: 2553mg
- Fat: 58.6g
- Saturated Fat: 25.6g
- Carbohydrates: 124.6g
- Fiber: 5.6g
- Protein: 76.5g
- Cholesterol: 184mg
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