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Pâtes conchiglioni farcies à la ricotta et aux épinards

Conchiglioni pasta stuffed with ricotta and spinach

Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:1 hour
Total Time:1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 20 big conchiglioni pasta
  • 500 g fresh spinach
  • 300 g ricotta
  • 1 egg
  • 100 g parmesan cheese
  • Nutmeg
  • Salt and pepper
  • 400 g tomato sauce
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Pine nuts

Instructions

  • Prepare the sauce by browning the pressed garlic clove in a saucepan with a good tablespoon of olive oil. As soon as it begins to color add the tomato sauce, salt, pepper and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Pour the sauce into a baking dish.
  • Prepare the stuffing. Rinse the spinach well, cut it into strips and sauté it in a frying pan (without fat) for 5 minutes, until the leaves brown. Remove from the heat and stir in the ricotta. Season with salt and pepper, stir in the egg then add the parmesan and a pinch of nutmeg. Mix well. You should get a consistent but still soft dough.
  • Preheat your oven to 180°C/356°F.
  • In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil then season with salt. Immerse the conchiglioni pasta in it and stir gently from time to time during cooking. Cook 5 minutes less than the time indicated on the package (in my case, 15 minutes so 10). Drain them with a slotted spoon and place them next to each other on the sauce in the oven dish.
  • Fill each pastry with stuffing and sprinkle with parmesan. Add a few pine nuts on top for decoration.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes until everything is nicely browned.