A comforting three-cheese pasta dish with chorizo and sweet Italian sausage.
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword italian sausage, sausage pasta, stuffed shells
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Ingredients
2boxes jumbo shells
1lbSweet Italian Sausage
1lbchorizo
1clovegarlic
pinchof red pepper flakes
2 26ozcans whole tomatoespulsed in food processor until smooth
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
2tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
4cupsfresh baby spinachchopped
Pinchof salt
2 15ozcontainers of Ricotta Cheese
1cupgrated parmesan cheese
1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
1egg
pinchof salt and fresh ground pepper
2cupsshredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Drain and set aside. I brush mine with olive oil to keep them from sticking.
Place chorizo and sausage into a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until browned and crumbled. Drain and return back to skillet. Stir in garlic over medium heat for 1 minute then add in red pepper flakes, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer.
Place olive oil into a medium skillet over medium heat. Add in spinach and garlic; cook until wilted down. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Stir in Ricotta, Parmesan, Mozzarella, egg, salt, and pepper; mix well.
Spoon about 1/2 cup pasta sauce into the bottom of 2 9x13 inch baking dishes. Spoon ricotta filling (about 2 Tablespoons) into each cooked shell then place shells seam side down into baking dishes. I think I filled 2 9x13 inch baking dishes plus a 7x11 inch with this recipe. Top shells evenly with sauce then shredded cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly and hot.