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5 Cheese Stuffed Shells

Aug 14, 2016 · 21 Comments

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Classic Italian flavors featuring five different cheeses, garlic, spinach, and red sauce this 5 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe is creamy, cheesy, and satisfying. Perfect for a meatless family dinner recipe!

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe is an easy pasta recipe perfect for family dinner. Classic Italian flavors featuring five different cheeses, garlic, spinach, and red sauce this 5 Cheese Stuffed Shell Recipe is creamy, cheesy, and satisfying. Perfect for a meatless family dinner recipe! Yum! I love cheese! 

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells

I have another vegetarian (cheese lover) friendly recipe for you today to go along with my money-saving meatless meals kick this month.

I like meatless meals that don't feel like they're lacking.  Mr. Gracious insists that a meal isn't a meal without meat, and I like to prove him wrong.  So instead of trying to get rid of meat from our family favorite recipes that we already love, I like to create all new recipes featuring a different (meatless) ingredient. That way you're feeling like something's just not quite right, and everybody's happy.

Today, my ingredient of choice is cheese (I know you're surprised. I'll never get over my profound love of cheese. I should really have a recipe category labeled CHEESY!...)

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe is an easy pasta recipe perfect for family dinner. Classic Italian flavors featuring five different cheeses, garlic, spinach, and red sauce this 5 Cheese Stuffed Shell Recipe is creamy, cheesy, and satisfying. Perfect for a meatless family dinner recipe! Yum! I love cheese! 

These 5 Cheese Stuffed Shells are just delicious.  With exactly 5 cheeses, as the name might suggest, as well as some fresh garlic and spinach to round out the dish for a classic Italian flavor.  To make this 5 cheese stuffed shells recipe easier, I just used jarred spaghetti sauce. But if you have a super amazing homemade recipe it will absolutely work here (and if you'd like to share your super amazing homemade spaghetti sauce recipe in the comments, I'd love to try it. I've never made my own yet, but it's on my foodie bucket list!)

Enjoy!

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe is an easy pasta recipe perfect for family dinner. Classic Italian flavors featuring five different cheeses, garlic, spinach, and red sauce this 5 Cheese Stuffed Shell Recipe is creamy, cheesy, and satisfying. Perfect for a meatless family dinner recipe! Yum! I love cheese! 

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe is an easy pasta recipe perfect for family dinner. Classic Italian flavors featuring five different cheeses, garlic, spinach, and red sauce this 5 Cheese Stuffed Shell Recipe is creamy, cheesy, and satisfying. Perfect for a meatless family dinner recipe! Yum! I love cheese! 

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe is an easy pasta recipe perfect for family dinner. Classic Italian flavors featuring five different cheeses, garlic, spinach, and red sauce this 5 Cheese Stuffed Shell Recipe is creamy, cheesy, and satisfying. Perfect for a meatless family dinner recipe! Yum! I love cheese! 

5 Cheese Stuffed Shells

Classic Italian flavors featuring five different cheeses, garlic, spinach, and red sauce this 5 Cheese Stuffed Shell Recipe is creamy, cheesy, and satisfying.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Servings: 10
Calories:
Author: The Gracious Wife

Ingredients

  • 20 jumbo pasta shells cooked to package instructions
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3-4 garlic cloves minced
  • 4 cups coarsely chopped spinach
  • 1 12 ounce container ricotta
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup shredded Romano cheese
  • 4 slices provolone cheese finely chopped
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 24 ounce jar spaghetti sauce
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Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add garlic and spinach to skillet and saute until spinach is wilted and garlic is fragrant.
  • In a large bowl, add ricotta and egg. Whisk together until combined.
  • Add spinach mixture, cheeses, and Italian seasoning and stir to combine.
  • Scoop about 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture, and stuff into each shell.
  • Pour ½ cup spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a 9"x13" baking dish and spread evenly.
  • Place stuffed shells in the dish and cover with remaining sauce.
  • Bake covered at 375 for 25 minutes.
  • Uncover, and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.
  • Serve warm with crusty garlic bread and a green salad.
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5 Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe is an easy pasta recipe perfect for family dinner. Classic Italian flavors featuring five different cheeses, garlic, spinach, and red sauce this 5 Cheese Stuffed Shell Recipe is creamy, cheesy, and satisfying. Perfect for a meatless family dinner recipe! Yum! I love cheese! 

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  1. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    August 14, 2016 at 8:49 am

    Makes my mouth water! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!

    Reply
  2. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says

    August 14, 2016 at 9:18 am

    Your shells look gorgeous! I haven't done anything with jumbo shells in ages, and now I'm wondering why! I'm a cheese lover, too, and am sure to love these.

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    • Michelle says

      August 16, 2016 at 8:25 am

      Thank you! They're definitely super yummy!

      Reply
  3. Vanessa says

    August 14, 2016 at 10:59 pm

    These looks so delicious and I am so going to try this recipe this week. Thank you for sharing and I would love for you to share this lovely recipe at a linky party I am co-hosting. I hope to see you there. Thank you and enjoy your week.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      August 16, 2016 at 8:25 am

      Thank you! I hope you love it!

      Reply
  4. Jessy @ The Life Jolie says

    August 15, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    Yes to these- the more cheese the better!

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    • Michelle says

      August 16, 2016 at 8:21 am

      Haha! I could not agree more!

      Reply
  5. Suzie from Munchkin Time says

    August 17, 2016 at 6:53 pm

    These stuffed shells look so delicious. Thank you Michelle for posting this amazing recipe! - Suzie

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    • Michelle says

      August 18, 2016 at 6:10 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  6. Lynne says

    August 17, 2016 at 9:48 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing. This recipe looks delicious! My family really enjoys stuffed shells and I haven't made them in a long time. I will definitely make this recipe this upcoming week!

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    • Michelle says

      August 18, 2016 at 6:18 am

      Oh good! Let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  7. Karly says

    August 19, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    This is my kind of easy, cheesy dinner! Thanks for linking up with What's Cookin' Wednesday!

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  8. Chell Bee says

    August 21, 2016 at 10:27 pm

    Yum! Pinning!

    Reply
  9. Karly says

    August 23, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    Excuse me while I dive head first into this pan of amazingness. I am SO stinking excited to make this and see the adoration all over my family's faces. So perfect!

    Reply
  10. Ashley Dutton says

    October 14, 2016 at 10:24 am

    These look so delicious! Just one question, do you boil the shells first before you stuff them and put them in the pan? I cant wait to try these!

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  11. Lina says

    May 30, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    Shells look really really good. Just a couple questions. How many ounces is 4 cups spinach and also do you boil the shells first.

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    • Michelle says

      May 30, 2017 at 9:36 pm

      I don't know how many ounces. I usually just grab 4 handfuls of spinach rather than measure it out. I doubt you'll need more than a 3-5 ounce bag. And yes, cook the shells to package instructions.

      Reply
  12. Melissa says

    March 31, 2018 at 6:04 pm

    These were amazing! The whole family loved them,

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  13. Heather B. says

    March 11, 2021 at 7:13 pm

    Love this recipe! The only thing I do different is add in some ground beef for our protein. Delicious!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      March 12, 2021 at 8:45 am

      Good idea! So glad you loved it!

      Reply
  14. Susan says

    June 27, 2021 at 11:18 am

    I made this last week. So good. I am saving the recipe.

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