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Rice and Spinach Stuffed Shell Pasta
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Preparation Time
25 Mins
Cooking Time
5 Mins
Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
12 stuffed pasta shells
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
12 big cooked conchiglie (shell pasta)
For The Rice and Spinach Stuffing
1/2 cup soaked and cooked rice (chawal)
1/2 cup blanched and chopped spinach (palak) (palak)
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/4 cup finely chopped spring onions whites
1/4 cup grated processed cheese
1 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
salt to taste
For The Tomato Sauce
1 cup blanched and chopped tomatoes
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
Other Ingredients
2 tbsp grated processed cheese
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and spring onion whites and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the spinach and sauté on a medium flame for another 1 minute.
- Add the rice, cheese, chilli flakes and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
- Divide the stuffing into 12 equal portions and keep aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the tomatoes, oregano, chilli powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
- Place the shell pastas on a 200 mm. (8") diameter greased baking dish.
- Fill each shell pasta with a portion of the rice and spinach stuffing.
- Pour 1 tbsp of tomato sauce on top of each stuffed shell pasta.
- Sprinkle the cheese evenly on all the stuffed pasta shells and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 10 minutes or till the cheese melts.
- Serve immediately.
Rice and Spinach Stuffed Shell Pasta recipe with step by step photos
Gandhi Dhwani
March 13, 2025, midnight
Cheesy rice and spinach stuffing is little spicy and perfect! Pasta stuffed with this stuffing and baked with the tomato sauce on it blends really well into one another. Make sure bake it perfect for all your flavours to blend perfect into one another..
Sheela Honda
March 13, 2025, midnight
Shell ki shape me stuffed rice n palak bade sundar dikh rahe the ki Sab toott paade khane ke liye.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sheela, We are very happy to know you loved the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!
Lina
March 13, 2025, midnight
First off all you didn''t mention if you boil your shells first. Second what kind of grated cheese do you use.
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