Name: Spinach-stuffed pasta shells
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 375 gram frozen spinach, thawed; 500 gram cottage cheese; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 200 gram large pasta shells; 2 cup store-bought tomato pasta sauce; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Ingredients

375 gram frozen spinach, thawed

500 gram cottage cheese

3 eggs, lightly beaten

salt and freshly ground black pepper

200 gram large pasta shells

2 cup store-bought tomato pasta sauce

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Method

1.Heat oven to 200C. Squeeze spinach to remove excess water. Place spinach, cottage cheese and beaten eggs in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and stir well to combine.

2.Add the pasta shells to a saucepan filled with plenty of boiling, salted water. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook gently, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Drain well, taking care not to break the shells.

3.Spoon pasta sauce into a 2-litre capacity baking dish. Spoon or pipe spinach and cottage cheese filling into pasta shells and arrange shells on top of pasta sauce.

4.Sprinkle with grated parmesan and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

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