Skinny Italian Stuffed Shells, a Vegetarian Delight
By: Skinny Kitchen
Diet:
Low Fat
Vegetarian
Low Calorie
Cuisine:
Italian
Meal type:
Main Course
Skinny Italian Stuffed Shells is a delightful vegetarian dish featuring pasta shells stuffed with a savory mixture of cottage cheese, spinach, and breadcrumbs, topped with marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese, and baked to perfection.
| Prep | Cook | Steps | Servings | Cooking level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 m | 30 m | 6 | 4 | Intermediate |
Ingredients
| 12 |
jumbo pasta shell
I used Barilla jumbo shells
|
| ½ slice |
whole wheat or multi-grain bread
to make homemade bread crumbs, (about ⅓ cup whole wheat dry breadcrumbs) I used Milton’s Multigrain bread
|
| 1 tsp |
extra-virgin olive oil
|
| 1¼ cups |
onion
finely chopped
|
| 2 tsp |
garlic
minced (~2 cloves)
|
| 1 |
package frozen chopped spinach
thawed and squeezed dry
|
| 1¼ cups |
reduced-fat cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
|
| 3 tbsp |
grated Parmesan cheese
divided
|
| ¼ tsp |
Italian seasoning
|
| to taste |
Fresh ground pepper
to taste
|
| 1 |
egg white
lightly beaten
|
| 1½ cups |
jarred pasta sauce
I love Classico Tomato Basil
|
Skinny Kitchen
Nancy Fox
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