Pulled Pork Pasta

5 from 2 votes

Pulled Pork Pasta is a stuffed shells recipe you will love! Flavorful and easy, stuffed shells are the best recipe for leftover pulled pork.

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: how to make stuffed shells, pulled pork pasta, stuffed shells recipe, stuffed shells with ricotta and meat

Servings: people

Calories: 389kcal

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook pasta shells according to package directions, draining them slightly early so they are al dente. Set them aside, drained, on a baking sheet.
Warm oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
Add pulled pork and cook a minute to soften. Mix in arugula, folding it in so it wilts. Set aside to cool.
Mix half of your mozzarella cheese with all of the ricotta. Add pork mixture and mix in to combine.
At the bottom of a baking dish, pour in approximately 3 cups of marinara sauce.
Fill the pasta shells with the pork and cheese mixture and set them in the marinara in rows.
Top with the remaining marinara sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan.
Cover and bake 30-40 minutes. Uncover for the last 5-10 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

If you don't have ricotta, you can also use cottage cheese, cream cheese, or more mozzarella.
You can use any leftover pulled pork you want for this pulled pork pasta - or prepackaged, already-cooked pulled pork, too!
Sometimes shells will break when boiling - boil a few extra just in case.
Cover the shells completely with the marinara sauce to the best of your ability so none of them burn at the edges.
You can halve the recipe to serve 4 simply by dividing the ingredients in half.