Three-Cheese Italian Sausage Stuffed Shells
Jumbo pasta shells are stuffed with Italian sausage, spinach, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan cheese, spooned with marinara sauce and baked. (Jump to Recipe)
How to Make Three-Cheese Italian Sausage Stuffed Shells
Boil the pasta shells according to the directions on the package.
Next, make the filling. Brown the Italian sausage in a skillet. Break it apart as it cooks. Drain the oil from the sausage in a colander. Combine the sausage, mozzarella, parmesan, ricotta, salt and pepper. Squeeze out the water from the thawed spinach in a paper towel. Add to the filling bowl and mix everything together.
Assemble the jumbo shells. Spread half of the marinara sauce onto the bottom of a large baking dish.
Using a spoon, generously fill the shells with the sausage/cheese mixture and assemble into the baking dish. Spoon the remaining marinara sauce over the shells and sprinkle a little more mozzarella on top. Bake for 20 minutes, until cheese is melted.
Three-Cheese Italian Sausage Stuffed Shells
Ingredients
- 20 jumbo pasta shells ( 1-12 oz box)
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 cup mozzarella, grated, divided
- 1/2 cup Parmesan, grated
- 15 oz ricotta
- 1/2 tsp of salt and pepper, each
- 10 oz package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 2 cups marinara sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop cooking.
- In a medium skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, about 10 minutes. Break it apart as it cooks. Drain excess oil from sausage in a colander. Combine cooked sausage, half of the mozzarella, parmesan, ricotta, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Using a paper towel, squeeze out the water from the thawed spinach. Add to the bowl with remaining ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Spread half of marinara onto bottom of large baking dish.
- Using a spoon, generously fill each shell with the sausage/cheese mixture and assemble into the baking dish. Spoon the remaining marinara sauce over the shells and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella on top. Bake for 20 minutes, until cheese is melted.
