How to Make Stuffed Shells
If you need the perfect weeknight dinner, these Stuffed Shells are for you. Filled with three types of cheeses and baked with marinara sauce and more cheese until golden brown, these stuffed pasta shells are always a crowd-pleasing meal. Saucy, cheesy, and filling, this recipe is the definition of comfort food!
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Fried Tuna Stuffed Jumbo Pasta Shells
Stuffed Shells
16 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
2 eggs divided
1 (6.5 oz) can tuna, drained and flaked
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 medium tomato chopped
2 tbsp green onions sliced
1/2 tsp dried basil (or 2-3 leaves fresh basil chopped)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp water
1 cup dried bread crumbs
Cook shells according to package directions until tender but firm, rinse under cold water and drain.
Mix 1 beaten egg, tuna, cheese, tomato, green onion, basil and pepper together in a bowl
Stuff shells with mixture.
Beat remaining egg in a small bowl with 1 tbsp of water. Place crumbs in shallow dish.
Dip each stuffed shell in egg and then roll in crumbs.
Heat 2 inches of oil in large heavy saucepan over medium high heat until oil reaches 365F. Fry shell a few at a time in hot oil for 1.5 to 2 minutes until golden brown. (if you use less than 2 of oil, you may have to turn the shells halfway through cooking time, like I did)
Remove with slotted spoon and place on paper towels to drain. Serve hot with marinara sauce.
Marinara sauce (basic tomato sauce)
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2-4 cloves of garlic minced
1 can tomatoes (whole, diced or crushed)
Pinch of salt, sugar and hot pepper flakes (all to taste)
5 fresh basil leaves chopped ( or 1 tsp dried)
Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat, add garlic and fry, turning until golden about 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes, vinegar, salt, sugar, hot pepper flakes and basil. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 30 minutes until thick enough to leave a space after spoon is dragged through.
You may want to crush remaining tomato chunks with a potato masher.
You may also puree the sauce in a food processor.
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Creamy Tuna Bake | How To Make This Delicious Recipe
Tuna mornay is such a comforting dish. It’s easy and cheap to make and tastes incredible with little effort. This recipe is tuna mornay is the perfect dish to have any time of the year, and it can be served as a main dish or a side dish, depending on the occasion. I can’t wait for you to try it yourself. Please enjoy.
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Ingredients -
400g (14oz) - Macaroni Pasta
100g (3.5oz) - Unsalted Butter, Cubed
1 - Brown (Yellow) Onion, Fine Diced
2 - Garlic Cloves, Roughly Chopped
(70g) Plain (All-Purpose) Flour
600ml (600g) - Full Fat Milk, Warmed
3/4 Cup (180ml) - Thickened Cream
425 grams (14.9oz) - Canned Spring Water Tuna, Drained
1 - Lemon, Zest Only
100g (3.5oz) - Panko Bread Crumbs
150g (5.3oz) - Matured Cheddar Cheese, Freshly Grated
Seasoning To Taste
Flat Leaf Parsley To Garnish, Roughly Chopped
Notes -
The baking dish I used is 40.2cm x 22.9cm x 6.7cm.
If you want to make this creamy with more sauce, add 300g o raw pasta instead of 400g. This will result in a lot more sauce.
Cheese can be added through the bechamel sauce to create a mornay sauce before mixing everything together. As I did in the video, you can add more cheese to the top to make the crust.
If you wish to add more tuna, you can add half a can more. If you want to overload it, add 2 full cans. If you do this, reduce the amount of pasta by 100g.
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The Key To Making Amazing Stuffed Shells
In this fourth episode of the meat sauce series, I show you how to make stuffed shells with spinach and meat sauce. The shells are stuffed with a delicious ricotta, Pecorino Romano, spinach, and mozzarella cheese filling. They are then baked with meat sauce on the top and bottom and covered with mozzarella cheese. I hope you enjoy these stuffed shells with meat sauce recipe!
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INGREDIENTS:
- 3-4 cups meat sauce
- 1 box or bag of extra large pasta shells
CHEESE FILLING - mix together until creamy
- 1 pound ricotta
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese - shredded - use half for filling and reserve half for topping
- 1/2 cup parsley - minced
- 5 ounces baby spinach - blanch and squeeze water out
- 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano cheese
- 2 large eggs - beaten
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. In boiling salted water (2 tablespoons kosher salt per gallon water) add a drop of olive oil and cook pasta shells until very al dente. Stir frequently to avoid sticking.
2. Strain the shells and place on clean kitchen towels. Allow shells to cool before stuffing.
3. Mix cheese filling and place in a pastry or plastic bag. Cut off the tip of bag and squeeze the filling into each shell.
4. Lay a 1/2 thick layer of meat sauce into a large non-stick baking dish. Place all of the stuffed shells into the meat sauce lined baking dish.
5. Place a layer of sauce on top of the shells but do not completely cover the shells. Sprinkle the remaining half of mozzarella cheese on top of the shells.
6. Cover the stuffed shells with a layer of parchment paper then foil to avoid sticking or alternatively lightly oil the foil before placing on top. Bake the shells at 400f for 30 minutes, then removing covering and bake for 15 minutes more until bubbly and crispy. Enjoy!
NOTE: Serve with more meat sauce and grated Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano Reggiano.
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TUNA STUFFED PASTA SHELLS! Budget Friendly Meal - Cooking the Books
Today's video features a retro, budget-friendly meal; Tuna Stuffed Pasta Shells. This recipe comes to us from Most for the Money Main Dishes, a Campbell's soup cookbook from 1975.
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0:00 Intro
0:07 Cookbook Review - Most for the Money Main Dishes
5:03 Recipe - Tuna Stuffed Pasta Shells (Stuffed Shells Neapolitan)
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STUFFED SHELLS NEAPOLITAN
1 can condensed cream soup
1/2t lemon juice
1/4t dried oregano, crushed
1 - 10oz package frozen chopped broccoli, cooked and well-drained
1/2c drained chopped canned tomatoes
1 can tuna, drained and flaked
12 jumbo shells, cooked and drained
1/2c shredded cheddar cheese
Combine soup, lemon juice, oregano, broccoli, tomatoes, and tuna. Stuff about 1/4c mixture into each shell. In 1.5 quart shallow baking dish, arrange stuffed shells. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes more until cheese melts. Makes 4 servings.
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Cheesey Tuna Stuffed Shells; 'A Wacky Family Recipe'
This is my recipe! If you try these please let me know what you think of them.
Ingredients:
One 12 Oz box of large pasta shells
Two tbs. oil
Water to boil shells & 1/2 cup water to add into baking dish.
One can of cream of chicken soup
One can of milk measured in the empty soup can
3 cans of drained tuna
One 15 oz container of ricotta cheese
One & a half cups of shredded Italian cheese
Pepper to taste
A few shakes of basial
One tsp. garlic powder - or more for your taste
One tsp. onion powder - or more for your taste
One tsp. season salt - or more for your taste
A few shakes of Italian seasoning
Dried parsley flakes on top to liking (optional)
Either shredded cheddar cheese or cheese sauce for over top when done baking.
Boil shells in a pan of water with two tbs. oil, I used canola but most any you choose will work. Do not completely cook the shells, just enough so that they are soft enough to work with for stuffing. When finished drain into a strainer and rice shells with hot water. Then shake to be sure all water is out of shells.
In a bowl mix tuna, cream of chicken soup, ricotta cheese, Italian cheese, spices, milk together.
Spray one Cassarole dish with cooking spray & pre heat oven to 350.
Stuff each shell with tuna mixture placing them in layers into Cassarole dish.
Add in 1/2 cup on water to bottom of dish after shells are in place, cover with foil and bake for about 50 minutes.
Remove shells from oven and place cheese sauce or shredded cheese over the top then return to oven for 10 minutes, uncovered.
Serve & ENJOY!
You can opt to use cream of mushroom soup or cream of celery soup as well, my family prefers cream of chicken so that is what I used.
You can also add in peppers, onions or those kinds of variations, again my guys prefer it plain.
I served with butter & garlic biscuits & corn on the cob.
This is his great to be taken to pot lucks and family reunions because it does cook well in a crock pot also.
Questions? Please feel free to ask in comments or in a private message.