How do you turn a pasta dish into the perfect finger food? Well, all you have to do is fill up large enough pasta shells and bake them in the oven! It really is as simple as it sounds.
Stuffed Pasta Shell Casserole
Equipment
- Casserole Dish
Ingredients
- 5 oz pasta shells
- 1 2/3 cups ricotta
- 7 oz cooked spinach
- 7 oz shredded mozzarella
- 3.5 oz grated parmesan
- 2 cloves garlic chopped up
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 1 tsp oregano
- 8.5 fl oz tomato sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta shells in salted water.
- Mix the ricotta, spinach, 5 oz of mozzarella, parmesan, garlic, chili flakes, oregano, and some salt and pepper into a cream. This is what you fill the pasta shells with.
- Fill two thirds of a casserole dish with tomato sauce and place the filled pasta shells on top. The filling should be facing upward. Spoon any remaining sauce on the pasta shells before sprinkling the rest of the mozzarella on top of everything.
- To finish, bake the casserole at 360°F for 15 minutes.
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Notes
You can either spoon the pasta onto a plate or pluck them straight out of the casserole dish. If you'd like a lighter version of this dish, you can also fill your pasta shells with cooked vegetables. Just be sure to keep the cheese for the best results.
You can either spoon the pasta onto a plate or pluck them straight out of the casserole dish. If you’d like a lighter version of this dish, you can also fill your pasta shells with cooked vegetables. Just be sure to keep the cheese for the best results.