Baked Shells In Sauce Recipes

BAKED SHELLS WITH MEAT SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a large ovenproof pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Once the water reaches a rapid boil, add the pasta and stir to prevent sticking. Cook for only half of the recommended time-approx. 4-5 minutes. Drain the pasta in a colander then set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and move a rack to the lower 1/3 of the oven-make sure there is enough clearance for the pot!
• Meanwhile, place the same pot over medium-high heat and add the ground beef. Season with salt and cook, breaking it up into chunks until mostly browned. Add the diced onion, bell pepper and mushrooms and continue cooking an additional 5-6 minutes until the onion and bell pepper have begun to soften.
• Add the marinara sauce, sugar, dried basil, crushed red pepper flakes and tomatoes (with juice) and stir to combine. Bring liquid to a bubble then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 8 minutes then remove from heat.
• Stir in sour cream, provolone, mozzarella and partially cooked pasta shells. Combine thoroughly and top with Parmesan. Cover with lid or foil and bake 30-35 minutes, until bubbling. Remove from oven and garnish with chopped parsley. Enjoy!

BAKED SHELLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium heat. Salt the water, add the shells and cook for 2 to 3 minutes less than the package directions. Heads up: Remove and reserve 1 cup of cooking water just before draining.
• Meanwhile, heat a medium-sized pot or high-sided skillet over medium heat with the extra-virgin olive oil. Add the onions and garlic and saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the spinach, pulling it apart as you add it, and season with a little freshly grated nutmeg and salt, and pepper, to taste. When the spinach mixture is warmed through, transfer it to a small dish and reserve. Return the pot to the heat, add the butter and let it melt. Stir in the tomatoes and break them up with a spoon. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, add the basil leaves, and cook to thicken the sauce, about 7 to 8 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Drain the pasta and return it to the hot pot. To the pasta, add the spinach, reserved pasta cooking water, ricotta cheese, and half of the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Adjust the salt and pepper, to taste, and transfer it to a baking dish. Top the pasta mixture with the tomato sauce, mozzarella, and remaining Parmigiano. Bake until the cheeses are melted and bubbly, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the shells from the oven and serve.

SHELLS BAKED WITH PESTO-MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• heat oven to 400.
• oil a 13x9 baking dish.
• heat oil in a pan over med- high heat.
• cook onion until it starts to soften.
• add beef and cook until it is no longer pink.
• drain off any excess fat.
• add tomato and salt and bring to a simmer.
• cook about 10 minutes, until most of the tomato liquid evaporates.
• remove from heat and stir in the pesto.
• while all this is going on, you should be cooking your pasta in boiling, salted water.
• drain pasta and toss with the sauce.
• put 1/2 of the pasta in baking dish.
• top with 1/2 the mozzarella and 2 tbsp of the parmesan.
• layer the remaining pasta on top, topping it with the remaining cheeses.
• bake until bubbling.

BAKED STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil for pasta. While the sauce cooks, add the shells to the boiling pasta water and cook two-thirds of the recommended cooking time-shells should still be firm. Drain and set all the shells on sheet trays, set apart so they won't stick to each other.
• For the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Sauté the garlic until the edges are golden, about 2 minutes, then pour in the tomatoes. Slosh out the tomato cans with 1 cup hot water each, and add that to the pot. Stir in the salt, oregano, and peperoncino, and bring to a rapid simmer. Cook, uncovered, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
• For the filling: Stir together the ricotta, peas, cubed mozzarella, 1 cup of the grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano, the parsley, and egg in a bowl. Mix the shredded mozzarella and remaining grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano in a bowl, and set aside.
• Spread 2 cups of the sauce in a 15-by-10-inch Pyrex or ceramic baking dish. Stuff each shell with a tablespoon of the stuffing, and arrange in the baking dish. Divide any remaining stuffing between and around the stuffed shells. Top evenly with 2 cups more sauce, and sprinkle with the reserved grated-cheese mixture. Dollop the remaining sauce evenly over the top. Make a tent with foil over the baking dish. Bake, and after 25 minutes, check: the sauce should be bubbly all over. Remove foil, and bake until golden and crusty, 5 to 10 minutes more.

BAKED SHELLS & SAUCE W/ CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. In a skillet over medium heat brown your hamburger this should take 15 minutes or so. Then add your cans of crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce and stir. then add the seasoning mix and blend.
• 2. Preheat your oven to 350. In a 13x9 baking dish, pour the entire box of uncooked shell macaroni. Evenly pour in the very hot & juicy meat and tomato mixture over the pasta.
• 3. Sprinkle cheese evenly over the top, as well as the garlic powder over the cheese. Bake for 30 minutes with foil covering the surface. The cheese should be melted and the macaroni should be soft.