# Spring Baked Shells

This recipe is like if stuffed shells were much easier to make and packed a lot more veggies.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bunch asparagus
- 1 cup green beans
- 12 ounces large shells pasta
- 16 ounces ricotta
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 0.5 cup grated parmesan
- lemon zest
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 pinch salt
- pepper
- chili flakes
- 8 ounces mozzarella, torn
- chives
- arugula

## Instructions

1. Boil a large pot of salted water.
2. Boil the asparagus and green beans for about 2 minutes.
3. Remove the asparagus and green beans from the pot and set aside.
4. Add the pasta to the same salted water and cook to al dente according to the package instructions.
5. While the pasta is boiling, preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
6. Mix together ricotta, heavy cream, grated parmesan, lemon zest, grated garlic, salt, pepper, and chili flakes in a bowl.
7. Drain the pasta and keep it in the pot.
8. Add the ricotta mixture to the pasta in the pot and toss until well combined.
9. Stir the blanched vegetables (asparagus and green beans) back into the pasta mixture.
10. Transfer the whole mixture to a greased baking dish.
11. Top the mixture with torn mozzarella.
12. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 10 minutes.
13. Remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes, until it's nice and browned and bubbly.
14. Finish for 2 minutes in the broiler until nice and browned.
15. Garnish with a squeeze of lemon and chopped chives.
16. Serve with a salad, such as arugula.

## Equipment

- pot
- colander
- bowl
- grater
- baking dish
- aluminum foil
- oven
- serving bowl
- salad bowl

## Tips

- Adding cream and cheese to vegetables does not take away from the nutrients that the vegetables have.
- I'm a nutrition by addition kind of girl.
- You could add spinach to the mixture.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessica.ball8/video/7511692229535321390
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2f1f1113-7bea-449c-85ab-b104980c4f98
- Extracted: 2025-09-02

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