Vegetarian Pasta Shells

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

2 reviews 
Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 lg Egg

1 tb Parmesan grated

1 ts Nutmeg

2 c Spaghetti sauce

1/4 c Onion chopped

1/4 c Zucchini sliced

6 tb Ricotta Cheese

10 oz Spinach, frozen

1/2 c Mozzarella Cheese

2 tb olive oil

1 tb Garlic minced, clove

1/4 c Mushrooms sliced

1 md Green pepper chopped

1 lb Pasta Shells giant for stuffing


Directions

Cook pasta shells in boiling water for 15 minutes. Rinse under cold water and set aside. The mushrooms, onions, zucchini, and peppers are diced. Saute them in olive oil. Season with 1 tsp ground nutmeg and 1 tbs grated parmesan. Cool and stir in the defrosted chopped spinach and one beaten egg to bind it. Blend in 6 tbs ricotta. Stuff into the shells. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large casserole dish arrange shells on a bed of spicy tomato sauce. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove top with shredded mozzarella cheese and bake 5 minutes more. Options: You can use 1 lb (14 pieces) manicotti instead of shells. If you can only get jumbo shell (34 to a lbs) fill with about a tbs per shell.

Reviews


You realise Parmesan cheese is not vegetarian? Contains rennet. I do hope you ate not recommending hard cheeses to veggies!

Dorsetbird

Great presentation!

Laxtrick23

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