Does anyone have a recipe for stuffed jumbo pasta shells that don't contain any meat or vegetables?

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Holiday Stuffed Pasta



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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Holiday Pasta



Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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24 uncooked jumbo pasta shells

2 cups spaghetti sauce

2 cups Ricotta cheese

1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1/2 teaspoon pepper

2 eggs

1 cup Spinach Pesto -- (see recipe)

OR

1 cup prepared pesto



Heat oven to 350o. Cook pasta shells as directed on package; drain. Spread spaghetti sauce in rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches. Mix remaining ingredients except pasta shells and Spinach Pesto. Fill each pasta shell with about 2 tablespoons cheese mixture. Arrange filled shells on spaghetti sauce. Cover pan with aluminum foil.



Bake about 45 minutes or until hot. Serve with pesto.



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T(Bake):

"0:45"



Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 394 Calories; 22g Fat (50.0% calories from fat); 19g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 96mg Cholesterol; 573mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 3 Fat.



Spinach Pesto:

4 cups firmly packed spinach (10 to 12 ounces)

1 cup firmly packed fresh basil

OR

1/2 cup dried basil leaves

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup olive oil

1/2 cup chopped pine nuts

OR

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

8 cloves garlic



Place 2 cups of spinach and remaining ingredients in food processor. Cover and process 1 minute. Add remaining spinach and process about 2 minutes, stopping processor occasionally to scrape sides, until finely chopped and smooth. (Or place all ingredients except spinach in blender. Cover and blend on high speed about 1 minute, stopping blender occasionally to scrape sides. Add spinach, 1 cup at a time, blending until smooth after each addition.) Store covered in refrigerator up to 3 days or in freezer up to 3 months.



This has the option of leaving out the spinach pesto and just using pesto- but with no veggies OR meat, what have you got? Just cheese... try a cottage cheese/mozzarella/parmesan mixture and just stuff them!

Does anyone have a recipe for stuffed jumbo pasta shells that don't contain any meat or vegetables?
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Reply:I would stuff it with cheese. Mix ricotta with some salt, pepper and oregano. Yum
Reply:try cottage cheese.
Reply:or you could mix ricotta w/mozarella. like what you stuff manicotti with.
Reply:Well why not just stuff them with ricotta cheese - or even a combo of feta and ricotta. Add your sauce and grated cheese on top.



Simple but very good.