3 Cheese Shells Florentine Recipe 465

THREE CHEESE STUFFED SHELLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta shells according to package directions for al dente, about 9 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water.
• In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella, parmesan, basil, Italian seasoning, egg, salt and pepper. Spread 3/4 of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Spoon the cheese mixture into the pasta shells and place in the baking dish. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over shells and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5-10 minutes more.

THREE-CHEESE SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the next 10 ingredients. Divide the small jar of spaghetti sauce between two ungreased 13x9-in. baking dishes., Stuff shells with the cheese mixture and place in a single layer over sauce. Pour the remaining spaghetti sauce over shells. , Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until heated through.

THREE-CHEESE FLORENTINE BURGERS

Steps:

• Place spinach in a small bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss to coat; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the egg, chopped spinach, cheeses, onion, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into four patties., Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear. Top with mozzarella cheese. Grill 1-2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Serve on buns with spinach mixture.

3-CHEESE SHELLS FLORENTINE RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Combine spinach, cottage cheese, egg, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Set aside. In a separate bowl, toss macaroni with 2-1/2 cups Alfredo sauce. Arrange half of macaroni mixture in a lightly greased 13"x9" baking pan. Layer spinach mixture evenly over macaroni. Cover with remaining macaroni, sauce, Parmesan and mozzarella, in that order. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Serves 6.

PASTA SHELLS FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted water boil pasta shells until al dente. Drain well and rinse.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In medium bowl, combine spinach, mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, egg white, parmesan cheese, nutmeg, and Italian seasoning until blended.
• Fill each pasta shell with a heaping tablespoon of spinach mixture. Pour 1 cup spaghetti sauce into a 8x12 inch baking dish, spread evenly. Place shells in pan. Spoon remaining spaghetti sauce over shells. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until shells are heated through.

JUMBO SHELLS FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Cook shells according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Filling;.
• In skillet cook celery 2 Tbls onion in 1 Tbls oil till tender but not brown; drain.
• Combine celery mixture with cottage cheese, cooked spinach, egg 1/2 teas. salt, oregano, nutmeg and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Fill shells with mixture, set aside.
• For sauce;.
• In saucepan cook 2 Tbls onion in 3 Tbls oil till tender but not brown.
• Blend in flour, salt and pepper.
• Stir in milk and chicken broth.
• Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• stir in parmesan.
• Pour half of the sauce into bottom of 12x71/2x2 inch baking dish.(You cold use a 9x13 as well).
• Arrange stuffed shells in dish.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
• pour remaining sauce over shells.
• Baked Uncovered for 15 minutes more.
• Sprinkle with additional grated parmesan cheese if desired.

THREE-CHEESE CHICKEN PENNE FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• Add mushrooms, onion, and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes or until tender.
• Add spinach, oregano, and black pepper; sauté 3 minutes or just until spinach wilts.
• Place cottage cheese in a food processor and process until very smooth.
• Combine spinach mixture, cottage cheese, pasta, chicken, 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, milk, and soup in a large bowl.
• Place mixture into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

BEEF FLORENTINE

Steps:

• 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.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until evenly brown; drain excess fat. Season with oregano, salt and pepper. Stir in tomato sauce and water. Remove from heat, and stir in cooked noodles.
• In a medium bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese, onion, and Parmesan cheese. Spread half of noodle mixture in a large casserole dish. Layer with all of spinach mixture, then cover with remaining noodle mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Cover with mozzarella, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.