Recipe

Turtle Shells Recipe

	Hungrybear / All my dishes 4 weeks ago Good pasta Prep:25m Cook:40m Servings:4	Hungrybear
	pasta tomato spinach cheese nutmeg carrots

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Ingredients

24 jumbo shells, uncooked

2 cups low sodium canned tomato sauce

1 10 ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed

8 ounces shredded part skim mozzarella cheese

1 1/2 cups low fat, part skim ricotta cheese

3 medium carrots, peeled and grated

3 egg whites

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

large pinch ground nutmeg

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse under cold water until completely cool. Drain thoroughly. Preheat oven to 350F. Squeeze as much water as possible from the thawed spinach. In a large bowl, stir together the spinach, mozzarella, ricotta, carrots, egg whites, pepper and nutmeg until thoroughly blended. Line the bottom of an 11 x 7 inch baking dish with 1/2 cup tomato sauce. Divide the ricotta mixture among the pasta shells, pressing the filling into the shells with spoon to completely fill each shell. Arrange the shells side by side in a baking dish. Coat the shells with an even layer of the remaining tomato sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired. Bake until the center of the shells are heated through and the sauce is bubbling, about 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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