Stuffed Pasta Shells

Name: Stuffed Pasta Shells
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: Nonstick spray; 6oz jumbo pasta shells; 1 1/4cup part-skim ricotta cheese; 1 1/4cup low-fat cottage cheese; 1 egg, beaten; 1 minced garlic clove; 2tbsp chopped parsley; 1tsp dried oregano; 1/2tsp salt, plus extra for salting water; 1/4tsp black pepper; 2 1/2cup marinara sauce; 1/4cup grated parmesan

5 steps

Prep:25minCook:40min

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Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:23:32 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories305.5 kcal (15%)

Total Fat9.6 g (14%)

Carbs34.2 g (13%)

Sugars7.7 g (9%)

Protein19.5 g (39%)

Sodium979.7 mg (49%)

Fiber3.1 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

nonstick spray

6 ozjumbo pasta shells

1 ¼ cuppart-skim ricotta cheese

1 ¼ cuplow-fat cottage cheese

2 Tbspparsley

1 tspdried oregano

½ tspsalt

plus extra for salting water

¼ tspBlack Pepper

2 ½ cupmarinara sauce

¼ cupgrated parmesan

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add pasta shells, reduce heat, and simmer until shells are just tender, 10mins. Drain well, shaking strainer to remove as much water as possible, cool slightly.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375F. Coat 7x11 baking dish or 2qt gratin dish with nonstick spray

Step 3

In large bowl, stir together ricotta, cottage cheese, egg, garlic, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper

Step 4

In prepared baking dish, spread 3/4cup marinara sauce. Spoon ricotta mixture evenly in shells, just barely filling each. Arrange in baking dish, filling side up, and spoon remaining marinara on top. Sprinkle parmesan over shells.

Step 5

Bake until sauce is bubbling, 20mins. Serving size is 4 shells with sauce