Stuffed Pasta Shells Surprise

Name: Stuffed Pasta Shells Surprise
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams Alfredo sauce; 170 grams crabmeat; 113 grams finely chopped cooked ham; 283 grams package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 113 grams ground beef; 24 jumbos pasta shells; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 1 Tbsp prepared pesto; 425 grams ricotta cheese; 59 milliliters shredded mozzarella cheese; 680 grams spaghetti sauce

Stuffed Pasta Shells Surprise is a main course that serves 8. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 21g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 337 calories. If you have ground beef, spinach, mozzarella cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 13 minutes.

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Pasta Shells

Pasta

Water

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Drain well in a colander set in the sink.

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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink.

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Ground Beef

Beef

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Drain and discard any excess grease.

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 9x13-inch baking dishes with cooking spray.

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Combine the 2 cups mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, spinach, and pesto together in a bowl.

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Parmesan

Ricotta Cheese

Spinach

Pesto

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Stir half of the cheese-spinach mixture into the cooked beef. Season with garlic powder.

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Garlic Powder

Spinach

Cheese

Beef

Spread about 1 cup spaghetti sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Stuff 12 pasta shells with the beef and cheese mixture, then arrange in the baking dish. Top with the remaining spaghetti sauce, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan

Pasta Sauce

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Mix the remaining spinach-cheese mixture with ham and crab. Stuff the last 12 pasta shells with the ham mixture, and arrange in another 9x13-inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick spray.

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Pasta Shells

Spinach

Cheese

Crab