Stuffed Shells With Ground Turkey And Ricotta Cheese Recipes

STUFFED SHELLS IV

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Set aside in warm water.
• In a large heavy skillet saute mushrooms, garlic and onions. Add ground turkey and cook until evenly brown. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat, and stir in spinach, parsley, cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• Stuff the cooked shells with the mixture, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with spaghetti sauce, and sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with foil, and bake in preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, or until heated through.

STUFFED SHELLS WITH GROUND TURKEY AND RICOTTA CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare bechamel sauce. I use recipe #117939. After the straining and the sauce was still warm add mozzarella cheese. Keep warm.
• Cook shells to al dente and let cool to touch.
• Saute onion, garlic and turkey until no longer pink. Add frozen spinach, nutmeg, pepper and generous amount of salt.
• In a medium bowl mix warm turkey mixture with ricotta cheese. At this point taste and adjust seasoning.
• Cover the bottom of Pyrex dish with some bechamel sauce.
• Stuff shells, place in dish and cover with remaining sauce.
• Bake at 350 until heated through.
• Enjoy!