Cheesy Stuffed Shells
From tuilelaith 14 years agoIngredients
- For the Sauce shopping list
- kosher salt shopping list
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1/2 cup grated carrot shopping list
- 1/2 cup grated zucchini shopping list
- 1 small onion, finely chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped celery shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dried basil shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano shopping list
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste shopping list
- 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes shopping list
- Freshly ground pepper shopping list
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- For the Shells shopping list
- 1 12-ounce box jumbo pasta shells shopping list
- 8 ounces silken tofu, mashed shopping list
- 1 10-ounce box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese shopping list
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese shopping list
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten shopping list
- 1 clove garlic, minced shopping list
- kosher salt and freshly ground pepper shopping list
- cooking spray shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
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- Make the sauce:
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the carrot, zucchini, onion and celery and saute until soft but not brown, 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the basil, oregano, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and 2 cups water.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
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- Meanwhile, prepare the shells:
- Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook for 8 minutes; drain.
- Mix the tofu, spinach, cottage cheese, parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, the egg and garlic in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- Mist a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread about 1 cup of the sauce in the dish. Stuff the cheese mixture into the shells and place in the baking dish, open-side up.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the shells.
- Cover tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover, sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and bake for 15 minutes.
- Let cool slightly before serving.
- Photograph by Ngoc Minh Ngo
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
wonderful Pasta gotta try this one soon high5 thanks
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High5, can see why you wanna save it!
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You are on a roll! Wonderful recipes!
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