Recipe

Shrimp and Spinach BBQ Stuffed Shells

BBQ. Shrimp. Pasta. Cheese. Bringing it all together for some dinner-time goodness.

filling pasta shells
Serves
4

Ingredients

  • ½ box jumbo shells
  • 1 lb. shrimp, minced
  • 1 ½ cups Rufus Teague Touch O' Heat BBQ Sauce
  • ½ cup ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup marscarpone cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup chopped spinach
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup white cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; cook the jumbo shells for 9 minutes, drain.
  2. Meanwhile, heat a 12-inch skillet with olive oil; add spinach and shrimp. Saute until golden brown, season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Add BBQ sauce.
  3. In a mixing bowl combine ricotta cheese, egg, marscapone, a pinch of salt and pepper, and white cheddar cheese.
  4. Take each shell and stuff with cheese mixture about 1/4th of the way full.
  5. Stuff each shell with 1 small scoop of shrimp/spinach mixture.
  6. Spray bottom of baking pan with pan spray and spread half of the remaining BBQ across the bottom.
  7. Sprinkle shredded cheese across the top of the shells.
  8. Cover with foil and cook in the oven on 375°F for 30 minutes.
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