Traeger Veggie Stuffed Shells
Traeger Veggie Stuffed Shells, a pellet grill recipe starting with smoked veggies stuffed into pasta shells with cheese for a meatless meal!
Equipment
- Traeger/Pellet Grill
Ingredients
- 1 red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 small to medium size eggplant
- 1 small to medium size zucchini
- 5 to 6 cloves garlic
- 6 ounces fresh spinach
- olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning
- 1 pound large pasta shells
- 1 15 ounce container ricotta cheese
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 24 or 32 ounce jar pasta or marinara sauce (depending on how saucy you want the shells)
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Cut the red onion, bell pepper, eggplant, zucchini, and garlic cloves in smaller chunks. Place them on a baking sheet and toss with the spinach, olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning.Note: Peel the onion and garlic and remove stem and seeds from the pepper before cutting.
- Set the Traeger or pellet grill to 225 degrees (turn on super smoke if that's an option). Place the sheet with the veggies on the grill grate for two hours, toss them a few times throughout with tongs.
- Pre boil the large pasta shells according to the package directions. Drain and rinse them with cold water.
- Put the veggies in a food processor and pulse a few times. Put the pulsed veggies in a bowl.Note: This may need to be done in two smaller batches depending on the size of your food processor.
- To the bowl with the veggies add the ricotta cheese , half of the mozzarella cheese, half cup of the parmesan cheese, the eggs, kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning. Mix until combined.
- Drizzle some olive oil in the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish and spread a few spoonfuls of the marinara sauce. Fill each pasta shell with the cheesy veggie filling and place them in the casserole dish. You will have two layers of stuffed shells.
- Cover the shells with the remaining pasta sauce. Pour the water into the empty pasta sauce jar, shake with the lid on, and pour over the shells. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and parmesan over top.
- Turn the Traeger or pellet grill up to 375 degrees. Place the 9 x 13 casserole dish on the grill grate for 40 to 50 minutes. Garnish with more Italian seasoning.