NO BAKE STUFFED SHELLS:

INGREDIENTS:
– 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
– 2 cloves of garlic minced
– 6 oz spinach
– 2 cups ricotta cheese
– 1 cup grated Parmesan
– 1 lemon juice
– 1 lemon zest
– 2/3 cups Pomodoro pasta sauce (marinara will do too)
– 1/2 cup basil
– salt and pepper to taste

Step 1 make filling: In a skillet, add your olive oil and saute garlic until fragrant. Then add in your spinach and cook until wilted. Next – Transfer to a cutting board and finely chop. In a bowl, add your ricotta cheese, spinach and garlic mixture, lemon zest, lemon juice, basil, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.

Step 2: Cook your large shell pasta according to the package. Drain and begin piping with your filling mixture. You can simply add your filling to a large ziplock bag, cut the corner and you’ll be able to pipe your filling into your shells easily.

Step 3: In a skillet over medium/low heat add in your pasta sauce. Arrange your stuffed shells on top, and finish with some extra Parmesan cheese, lemon zest, and basil. Dive in and enjoy!

this is my no bake stuffed shells recipe and it’s amazing for these summer days where no one wants to turn on the oven on top of it being a one pot dinner it’s actually a much lighter version the filling is a combination of ricotta spinach garlic lemon zest lemon juice basil and parmesan cheese i’m using my deluxe cookware 12-in pan for this because I love its unique shape and size and the handle stays cool the entire time I’m cooking pipe your cooked pasta shells with the filling place on top of a pomodoro pasta sauce finish off with extra parm lemon zest basil and enjoy