Italian

Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage is for Dinner.

Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage takes 40 minutes to cook.

Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage makes 44 servings.

The ingredients for Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage are:

STUFFING:
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (optional)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 (12.3-ounce) packages reduced-fat/lite extra firm tofu
1 egg, lightly beaten
44 cooked jumbo pasta shells (1 box)
SAUCE:
2-1 lb. 10 oz. jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce (we like 6 cheese-Ragu)
1 package of low-fat italian turkey sausage jeannie-o (if you don't have this at your store, you can use turkey breakfast sausage and it will still work well)
TOPPING:
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Here is how you make Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage:

Preheat oven to 350°.To prepare stuffing, put mozzarella, and next 5 ingredients (through egg) in a bowl and mix. Spoon 2 tablespoons stuffing into each shell. Set stuffed shells aside.To prepare sauce, cook sausage whole in a large sauce pan. Remove and allow to cool enough so that they can be handled. Cut the sausage into bite size pieces. Place back into the sauce pan and add sauce. Bring to a simmer. Cook 10 minutes or until heated.Spread 2 cups sauce over bottom of 2-8x8 (or one 9x13) baking dishes coated with cooking spray. Arrange stuffed shells in a single layer in pans, top with remaining sauce. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese (optional.)Makes 44-45 shells. Nutrition information provided is calculated per shell. The entire recipe will serve 10 people. I tend to serve one dish and freeze the other for another night when I don't feel like cooking! (It is a great meal to batch cook as described in the SparkDiet, Stage 2, Action #6, Task#1) This meal freezes really well and is one of those that tastes even better the next day. The recipe is also very easy to cut in half.Number of Servings: 44Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MERRITT1976.

The nutritional information for Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 44
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 87.7

• Total Fat: 3.0 g
• Cholesterol: 14.4 mg
• Sodium: 276.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 9.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 5.7 g

Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Stuffed Shells with Turkey Sausage is Low Fat