Cheesy Spinach Shells

10 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 12 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 lbs spinach
  • 16 ounces cottage cheese
  • 23 cup breadcrumbs, Italian Style
  • 34 cup parmesan cheese (I used Parmesan with Ramano)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 26 ounces spaghetti sauce (or more)
  • 24 jumbo pasta shells, cooked

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350.
  2. 2
    Saute the onion in oil.
  3. 3
    Once the onions have caramelized, add the spinach and saute for another 3 minutes.
  4. 4
    Puree the onion and spinach and set aside.
  5. 5
    Mix together the cottage cheese, bread crumbs and parmesan cheese in a large bowl.
  6. 6
    Once mixed, add the onion and spinach puree.
  7. 7
    Salt and pepper to your liking.
  8. 8
    Fold in the slightly beaten egg into your mixture.
  9. 9
    Stuff each shells with however much stuffing you'd like.
  10. 10
    I normally do about two spoonfuls each.
  11. 11
    As you stuff each shell, place them in a greased 9x13 baking pan.
  12. 12
    Pour your favorite spaghetti sauce over the shells and sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese.
  13. 13
    Bake for 30 minutes, uncovered, or until the top is golden brown.

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