I really, really like pumpkin (in case you couldn't tell). After searching around for a way to put pasta and pumpkin together, I finally devised my own stuffed shells recipe.
Ingredients:
-Large pasta shells (I like Barilla)
-1/2 cup ricotta cheese (I use the skim milk kind)
-1/2-1 cup of pumpkin puree (best if you make it yourself, but can is ok)
-1/4-1/2 cup tomato sauce (I use Ragu no sugar added)
Directions:
-Set oven to 350
-Boil 10 pasta shells according to package
-While shells are boiling:
-Combine cheese and pumpkin
-After draining water from boiled shells, fill them with pumpkin/cheese mixture
-Place shells in pyrex/corningware dish
-Mix remaining pumpkin/cheese mixture with pasta sauce and pour over shells
-Bake for 30 minutes (or until it's bubbly)
Makes 2 servings.
Calories per serving: 350 (if you max out on the above-mentioned ingredients)
The above amounts have ranges because you need to fiddle with it until you get what you want for flavor. You can also add in spinach, garlic, other veggies spices to liven up the recipe without adding too many calories.
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