{"id":52757,"date":"2019-03-13T15:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/?p=52757"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:51:13","slug":"stuffed-shells-pancetta-spinach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/stuffed-shells-pancetta-spinach\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Shells with Crispy Pancetta and Spinach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These gooey stuffed shells are only made better with spicy pancetta and spinach.<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52799 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.freshdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-design17.png\" alt=\"Untitled design(17)\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-design17.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-design17-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-design17-260x260.png 260w, https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled-design17-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><!--more--><strong>What You&#8217;ll Need<\/strong><br \/>\n1 (12-ounce) package jumbo shells pasta<br \/>\n1\/2 pound thick-cut pancetta, cut into 3\/4-inch cubes<br \/>\n12 ounces spinach<br \/>\n1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta<br \/>\n1 cup grated parmesan cheese<br \/>\n2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped<br \/>\n1 tsp crushed red pepper<br \/>\n24 ounces Rao&#8217;s Marinara Sauce<\/p>\n<p><strong>What To Do<\/strong><br \/>\nPreheat the oven to 375 degrees F.<br \/>\nBring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the shells and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain pasta.<\/p>\n<p>In a large skillet, cooked the pancetta until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add in red pepper and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove the pancetta from the pan. Wilt the spinach in the same skillet then add the ricotta cheese, 3\/4 cup parmesan cheese and parsley. Stir to combine.<\/p>\n<p>Stuff the shells with about 2 tablespoons of the spinach mixture and place in a large, greased baking dish. Cover with the marinara and top with the remaining 1\/4 cup parmesan cheese. Bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Serve immediately and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><em>This recipe was created by our cheese merchant Josh Spiro.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These gooey stuffed shells are only made better with spicy pancetta and spinach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2736,1621,1601,2732],"tags":[3169,2849,3170],"class_list":["post-52757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-easy-diy","category-easy-entertaining","category-recipes","tag-italian-night","tag-recipe","tag-stuffed-shells"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52757"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52806,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52757\/revisions\/52806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}