How to Make Stuffed Shell Pasta Conchiglioni is a favourite staple in Italian homes for Sunday lunch! Seashell-shaped pasta filled with creamy ricotta, tasty spinach, and a hint of nutmeg is just the start of this dish. I adore how the chewy pasta contrasts with the creamy ricotta filling, and homemade or store-bought marinara is the ideal zesty finishing sauce. INGREDIENTS Pasta shells/Conchiglione Amount depends on number of people – just remember, they grow! Mozzarella di buffalo or fior di latte MUST be fresh for the sauce 2-3 Garlic cloves 1 Bottle Tomato Passata Homemade/Good Quality Fresh Basil Salt & Pepper Extra virgin olive oil EVOO For the filling: 400 grams Fresh ricotta 14.11oz 300 grams Baby Spinach 10.58oz Fresh or Frozen 3 tbsp Grated Pecorino or Parmigiano cheese Nutmeg Salt and Pepper 1 Egg INSTRUCTIONS Before anything else, add 5L water to a large pot and once it boils add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions less 1min/30seconds. HOW TO MAKE THE SAUCE: Shells pasta requires a very simple sauce so put a medium size pot on the stove at a low-medium heat. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil inside and add 2-3 crushed garlic cloves. Cook for approx. 2 minutes stirring every so often or until they become shiny and start to golden in colour. Add a bottle of passata and stir well. Next add a sprinkle of salt and pepper then mix it through before adding the fresh basil leaves and gently stirring them in. Let this cook at a simmer for approx. 20 minutes. HOW TO MAKE THE FILLING: Add spinach leaves to a large pan and leave to cook and wilt. This will need to be stirred every few minutes to make sure It all cooks well – you can add a small amount of water too if it helps. Put all the ricotta in a bowl and break it down using a fork. Once the spinach is ready (drain any excess water if necessary), add it to the ricotta and mix really well until it is completely combined. Keep reading the recipe on www.vincenzosplate.com #stuffedshellpasta #pasta #pastatiktok #pastarecipe #pastalover #pastarecipe #pastalove #italianrecipe #italian #italianfood #foodtok #foodfam #learnontiktok #foodrecipe #foodvideo #cookingintiktok #recipetok #foodie