Giant Stuffed Pasta Shells
"Yummy and easy shells, stuffed with garlic, thyme, mushrooms, and spinach ricotta. Perfect for a weeknight dinner! Add more cheese or any kind of meat! A lamb/pork mixture is really good; get a nice sear on it and add it to the spinach and mushroom (sans ricotta) maybe some goat cheese? Have fun with it!"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Mozzarella Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 85 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
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