Chickpea-Stuffed Shells

Submitted by Redsie

"Yes! Chickpeas! But nobody will know! No one can guess the shells are stuffed with them! Nutritious and delicious! Adapted from a Taste of Home recipe."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 24 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
• 1 (18 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 2 egg whites
• 1 (15 ounce) carton reduced-fat ricotta cheese
• 1⁄2 cup minced fresh parsley
• 1⁄3 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) jar meatless spaghetti sauce
• 1 cup shredded light mozzarella cheese

directions

1. Cook pasta shells according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, place the chickpeas and egg whites in a food processor; cover and process until smooth.
3. Add ricotta, parsley, parmesan, onion and garlic; cover and process until well blended.
4. Pour 1 1/4 cups of spaghetti sauce into an ungreased 13x9 inch baking dish; set aside.
5. Drain pasta shells.
6. Stuff with chickpea mixture.
7. Place over sauce.
8. Drizzle with remaining sauce.
9. Bake, uncovered, at 350F for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
10. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.

Reviews

[Lucky in Bayview]

Deeeeelicious! Oh.....and easy! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[PSU_Lioness]

This was a great meal for our Meatless Monday Menu. I don't think anyone knew that there were garbanzo beans in it, and there was a lot of flavor without adding anything but what the recipe called for. As far as consistency goes, I had the opposite situation than Lt. Amy and mine seemed slightly runny. My husband suggested (after I had stuffed all the shells) that maybe I should put the filling into a pastry bag and pipe it into the shells. I'm going to hold onto that for the next time I make it, but I wanted to pass it on to others that hate making stuffed shells because of the stuffing that is involved. Thank you for posting! We will be making this one again sometime soon.

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

A new favorite at my house! I made half of the recipe for my family of three and we all loved it! I have never stuffed pasta shells before and found that it was very easy to do. This was so hearty and Redsie is right, no one knew they were chickpeas, what a great idea! I plan to make again.

 

[Lt. Amy]

Good stuff. The chickpea filling is dryer than the typical ricotta filling, which I like (the shells hold together better). Blending in the parsley gives the filling a greenish color which is also fun. Healthy and satisfying, I'll make it again!