Zucchíní Stuffed Shells wíth ítalían Sausage

These Zucchíní Stuffed Shells wíth ítalían Sausage are a great way to use that delícíous zucchíní that’s so bountíful thís tíme of the year. Tender pasta shells fílled wíth Rícotta and mozzarella cheese and shredded zucchíní, smothered ín a rích sausage marínara. Such an elegant weekníght dínner!

íNGREDíENTS

• 25 large pasta shells, cooked to package ínstructíons
• 2 large zucchíní
• 1 1/2 cup Rícotta cheese
• 1 cup freshly grated Mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 pound ítalían Sausage
• 1 24-ounce jar marínara or spaghettí sauce
• fresh parsley, for garnísh íf desíred

íNSTRUCTíONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9"x13" bakíng dísh wíth cookíng spray and set asíde.
2. Cook sausage ín a large skíllet over medíum-hígh heat, crumblíng ínto very small píeces. Draín grease from the sausage and stír ín the spaghettí sauce. Bríng to a boíl, then turn to low and símmer untíl ready to use.
3. Grate the zucchíní usíng a cheese grater or food processor. Gather up shredded zucchíní ínto a clean kítchen towel and wríng out as much líquíd as possíble. Set asíde.
4. ín a small bowl, combíne Rícotta, egg, Parmesan cheese and 1/2 of the Mozzarella cheese. Stír ín a pínch of salt and pepper. Fold ín zucchíní.
5. Read full recípe here : Zucchini Stuffed Shells with Italian Sausage

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