Accidental Spicy Spinach Shells recipe

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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package pasta shells
4 spicy Italian sausages, casings removed
1 (16 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 ½ cups chopped fresh spinach
½ large tomato, diced
½ onion, diced
¼ cup diced red bell pepper
1 (16 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 (26 ounce) jar tomato sauce

Nutrition Info

954.5 calories
carbohydrate: 68.8 g
cholesterol: 147.1 mg
fat: 54.2 g
fiber: 5.1 g
protein: 49.8 g
saturatedFat: 26.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1700.7 mg
sugar: 9.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells in boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, 12 minutes. Drain.

  3. Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes.

  4. Melt Monterey Jack cheese in a saucepan over medium-low heat, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir spinach, tomato, onion, and bell pepper into the cheese, cook until hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly.

  5. Spoon sausage, Monterey Jack cheese mixture, and ricotta cheese into the pasta shells, arrange in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour tomato sauce over the stuffed shells.

  6. Bake in preheated oven until the sauce is hot and bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

A delicious meal anytime that was created purely accidentally (well kind of).

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