Vegan Stuffed Shells

Published: Apr 17, 2022 · Modified: Oct 10, 2022 by Iosune Robles · This post may contain affiliate links

Vegan stuffed shells, an easy and delicious recipe. It’s flavorful, filling, comforting, and made with only 5 simple ingredients.

These vegan stuffed shells are my absolute go-to pasta recipe. It is flavorful, creamy, and easy to make, as well as perfect to have for dinner on a daily basis or on a special occasion.

It really is a family favorite and everyone LOVES it, and it is great for making big batches to enjoy all week long! Tell me, have you tried it?

Craving more delicious vegan pasta dishes? Check out my Vegan Spaghetti, Vegan Bolognese, and Vegan Mushroom Pasta recipes. There’s something for everyone to enjoy in our vegan pasta collection!

How to make vegan stuffed shells

• Cook the jumbo pasta shells according to package instructions.
• Preheat the oven to 375ºF or 190ºC.
• Add the vegan ricotta, parsley, and pepper to a large mixing bowl and stir until well combined.
• Spread 1 cup of the marinara sauce onto the bottom of an 8×8 inch (20×20 cm) baking dish.
• Spoon the vegan ricotta mixture into the shells and place them in the baking dish.
• Top with the remaining marinara sauce and bake for 30 minutes.
• Serve your vegan stuffed shells immediately.

Vegan stuffed shells ingredients and tips

• Jumbo pasta shells: use gluten-free pasta shells if needed. To make this vegan stuffed shells recipe you can also use use cannelloni or manicotti tubes as well as any other type of pasta you can stuff. You could also slice some eggplant with a mandoline slicer (or a knife), cook the slices in a skillet or bake them, and use them as if they were cannelloni tubes.
• Vegan ricotta: store-bought vegan ricotta is also a good choice, but I prefer to make it at home, as it’s healthier, super easy to make, more affordable, and extremely delicious. In addition, it only requires 4 easy-to-get ingredients (tofu, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, and salt, that’s all!) and it’s ready in less than 5 minutes. Dairy-free and so creamy!
• Fresh parsley: fresh parsley works great in this vegan stuffed shells recipe, but feel free to use any other fresh or dried herb you have on hand, such as fresh basil. Some people also use spinach. On the other hand, you could also omit this ingredient if you want to make the recipe simpler.
• Ground black pepper: fresh ground black pepper tastes amazing. However, I find the store-bought one to be more convenient and also easier to measure with a teaspoon.
• Store-bought or homemade marinara sauce: free to use store-bought marinara sauce, but making your own version at home is so easy I hardly ever buy it. Although marinara sauce works really well in this recipe, any other type of tomato sauce will also work.
• Feel free to sprinkle some vegan Parmesan cheese over your vegan stuffed shells.

Looking for more vegan pasta recipes?

• Lemon Pasta
• Vegan Pasta Salad

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Update Notes: This post was originally published in November of 2018, but was republished with new photos, step-by-step instructions, and tips in April of 2022.