Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells

Name: Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells
Ingredients: 24 lumaconi pasta shells; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 (8 ounce) package button mushrooms, chopped; 3 cloves garlic; 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach; 2 teaspoons ground thyme; salt and ground black pepper, to taste; 2 cups ricotta cheese; 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce; 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

24 lumaconi pasta shells
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 (8 ounce) package button mushrooms, chopped
3 cloves garlic
1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach
2 teaspoons ground thyme
salt and ground black pepper, to taste
2 cups ricotta cheese
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir mushrooms and garlic in hot oil until mushrooms are soft, about 7 minutes. Stir spinach and thyme into the mushroom mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir the mixture until the spinach wilts. Remove the skillet from heat and drain any excess liquid; transfer drained mixture to a large bowl.
3

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4

Mix ricotta cheese, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese with the spinach mixture; season again with salt and pepper and stuff into pasta shells.
5

Arrange stuffed shells into a 9x11-inch baking dish. Pour pasta sauce over the shells; top with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
6

Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the shells are hot, about 30 minutes.