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    Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Beef Recipes

    Spinach & Ground Beef Stuffed Shells

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    White plate with 3 jumbo pasta shells stuffed with beef and covered with spaghetti sauce, garnished with parsley; text Stuffed Shells with Spinach & Ground Beef - Add Salt & Serve logo
    White plate with 3 jumbo pasta shells stuffed with beef and covered with spaghetti sauce, garnished with parsley; text Stuffed Shells with Spinach & Ground Beef - Add Salt & Serve logo

    Stock your freezer with a pan of homemade stuffed shells with ground beef, spinach, onion, and garlic, and enjoy the other pan for dinner tonight.

    White plate with 3 jumbo pasta shells stuffed with beef and covered with spaghetti sauce, garnished with parsley

    White plate with 3 jumbo pasta shells stuffed with beef and covered with spaghetti sauce, garnished with parsley

    Spinach & Ground Beef Stuffed Shells

    Stock your freezer with a pan of homemade stuffed shells with ground beef, spinach, onion, and garlic, and enjoy the other pan for dinner tonight.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 10 servings
    Calories 486

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 lb. ground beef
    • 1 onion, diced
    • 3 cloves garlic, minced
    • 10 oz bag fresh spinach
    • 1 cup water
    • 2 lbs. ricotta cheese
    • 1 cup Italian blend cheese, shredded
    • 12 oz jumbo pasta shells, cooked according to package directions
    • 56 oz pasta sauce
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    Instructions

    • Brown the beef with the onion and garlic in a skillet.
    • Cook the spinach in a pot with 1 cup water until soft and wilted, about 3-4 minutes. Drain spinach and squeeze out any excess water. Chop the spinach.
    • Mix the beef, spinach, ricotta, and Italian cheese together. Fill each cooked shell with the mixture.
    • Spread a bit of sauce from 1 jar of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x13 inch pan. Place half the stuffed shells in the baking dish. Cover with remaining sauce from the open jar.
    • Cover the pan with foil and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
    • Place the other half of the shells on a flat sheet and freeze. When frozen, place in a freezer container, label with “Stuffed Shells: Thaw, place in pan and cover with foil, and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes”, and return to freezer. Save unopened jar of sauce in the pantry for use with frozen shells.

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 486 calCarbohydrates: 39 gProtein: 28 gFat: 25 gSodium: 986 mgFiber: 4 gSugar: 8 g
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    Posted by Mary Ann on May 28, 2019; Updated on September 16, 2021Filed Under: Beef Recipes, Bulk Cooking/Freezer Cooking Recipes, Oven Recipes, Pasta Recipes, Recipes Using Cooked Ground Beef

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    1. Amy

      June 13, 2020 at 6:09 am

      The ingredient lists ground beef but the directions include sausage. I’m guessing they are the same ingredient and think this would be tastier with an Italian or breakfast sausage. I’m making this tonight! Thanks!!

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      • Mary Ann

        June 13, 2020 at 9:30 am

        Thanks for pointing that out—I'll correct that! I hope you enjoyed it. 😊

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