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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. | 2. Heat olive oil in a wide saute pan over medium-high flame. Add crumbled sausage and cook until no longer pink. Remove sausage from oil with a slotted spoon (reserve pan drippings), drain on paper towels, keep warm. | 3. In the sausage pan drippings, cook the onion until tender (3 to 4 minutes); add the garlic and cook until it "dances" ( additional minute or so). Drain and set aside. | 4. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. If desired, season with salt and cook shells according to the package directions. Drain and set aside. | 5. Pour marinara sauce into a large saucepan; heat through. | 6. Spoon 1 cup of the marinara into the bottom of a large roasting pan. Reserve remaining marinara and keep warm. | 7. Cook spinach per package directions; drain well and squeeze dry. Mix with ricotta cheese, mozzarella, eggs, salt, Italian seasonings, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese in a large mixing bowl. Add cooked sausage, onions and garlic; give a good stir. | 8. Using a teaspoon, fill each shell with the mixture (DO NOT OVERSTUFF). | 9. If desired, sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes over the top of each shell. Transfer shells to the prepared roasting pan; arranging them in a single layer. | 10. Cover with foil and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is heated through. | 11. Let the shells rest for five (5) minutes before serving. Serve with reserved marinara, warm crusty Italian bread and a freshly tossed spinach & vinegarette salad. Simply deliciousioso! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
extra virgin olive oil	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
italian sausage	1	lb		1569.4315	2.9484	64.637	142.1107
onion	1/3	cup	chopped	21.3333	4.9813	0.5867	0.0533
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
jumbo pasta shell	1	package		-	-	-	-
marinara sauce	1	jar		-	-	-	-
spinach	1	package	chopped frozen	-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	2	lbs		1578.5033	27.5784	102.1491	117.7527
mozzarella cheese	1	package	shredded	-	-	-	-
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
italian spice rub between	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
garlic powder	1	teaspoon		10.261	2.2546	0.5131	0.0226
parmesan cheese	2	tablespoons	grated	37.0	4.0	4.0	0.5
red pepper flake			crushed	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.