Place in a baking dish and top with spaghetti sauce. The pasta shells filling is made with pork sausage, spinach, tomatoes and ricotta cheese. And yes, these delicious ingredients are rich, cheesy and so comforting.

Ingredients of Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Pasta Shells

  1. Prepare 18 of Jumbo pasta shells.
  2. You need 1 lb of Pork sausage, with casing removed..
  3. It's 1 tbsp of Minced garlic.
  4. You need 1 can of Chopped tomatoes.
  5. It's 1 cup of Finely chopped spinach.
  6. It's 1/2 cup of Ricotta cheese.
  7. Prepare 1/2 cup of Grated mozzarella cheese.
  8. It's 1 of Salt and pepper to taste.

Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Pasta Shells instructions

  1. Pre heat oven to 175°C (Fan Oven), and fill a large bowl with cold water and ice..
  2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta shells and cook according to package directions. Drain well then add to ice water until ready to stuff..
  3. Remove the casing from the sausage links. Just use a sharp knife to pierce the casing and peel it off the meat..
  4. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add pork sausage then use a wooden spoon to break up the sausage, cook for 5-6 minutes until browned..
  5. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds then add tomatoes and spinach, cook for 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and stir in ricotta cheese..
  6. Using a spoon, fill pasta shells with pork filling and arrange in a baking dish. Sprinkle tops with mozzarella cheese then bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until cheese has melted and tips of shells begin to crisp and brown..

This recipe combines ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses, and spinach, if you like, stuffed into pasta shells. A spicy layer of hot or mild Italian sausage completes the meal. So I had the idea to make these stuffed shells using mostly just Italian sausage and spinach. And while I'd usually serve stuffed shells with marinara or some other red sauce I decided to go with an alfredo-type sauce with this recipe because sausage and spinach just go with cream sauce! This Garlic Cream Sauce is super simple to make but you could totally skip it and just use a prepared jar.

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