Name: Veggie-Stuffed Pasta Shells recipe
Ingredients: 12 dry jumbo shell macaroni;1 ¼ cups shredded carrots;1 ¼ cups shredded zucchini;⅓ cup finely chopped onion;1 tablespoon olive oil;1 ½ cups baby spinach or arugula;¾ cup ricotta cheese;1 ¼ cups shredded Italian blend cheese;¼ teaspoon salt;1 (23 ounce) jar RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick and Hearty Traditional Sauce

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Ingredients

12 dry jumbo shell macaroni 1 ¼ cups shredded carrots 1 ¼ cups shredded zucchini ⅓ cup finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 ½ cups baby spinach or arugula ¾ cup ricotta cheese 1 ¼ cups shredded Italian blend cheese ¼ teaspoon salt 1 (23 ounce) jar RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick and Hearty Traditional Sauce

Nutrition Info

473.8 calories carbohydrate: 51.3 g cholesterol: 41 mg fat: 20.3 g fiber: 6.6 g protein: 22 g saturatedFat: 9.6 g servingSize: - sodium: 1086.5 mg sugar: 3.8 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

In a large saucepan cook pasta according to package directions, drain. Rinse pasta with cold water, drain again.
Meanwhile, in a 12-inch skillet cook carrots, zucchini, and onion in hot oil over medium-high heat 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in spinach, cook and stir 1 minute. Transfer vegetable mixture to a large bowl.
Stir ricotta cheese, 3/4 cup of the Italian-blend cheese, and salt into vegetable mixture. Spoon a rounded 2 Tbsp. filling into each pasta shell. Pour RAGÚ® Homestyle Thick and Hearty Traditional Sauce into skillet, place filled shells on sauce. Heat shells and sauce, covered, over medium heat 10 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Recipe Yield

12 stuffed shells

Recipe Note

Jumbo pasta shells are filled with a shredded veggie and cheese mixture, then heated in a skillet with lots of traditional pasta sauce.

Alternatives to this recipe

Veggie-Stuffed Pasta Shells