38 healthy shells Recipes

olive oil, canola oil, recommended, use whatever oil mixture makes sense to you , if you don tsp have 1 or the other, that s fine too), ice water, salt, whole wheat flour + 1/2 cup all purpose flour combined, olive oil or 1-3 tbsp. sauce, anything from enchilada sauce to the leftover tofu marinade from last night. you could throw something together with stock and spices or use meat marinade., veggies of your choice., here are some favorites of mine, broccoli , spinach, onion(a must), scallions, small diced tomatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, bell pepper, squash... needs to make about 2 cups or enough to fill shell., less healthy and more flavorful: would taste great with bacon, ham and cheese too. i d recommend stirring cheese in with the egg., eggs, milk , any kind of will work. even that awful powdered stuff will work just perfectly., decorations , it s all creative. you can use baby tomatoes to make a ring around the side, or cut a larger tomato into slices... use asparagus ends to make a sun shape in the center or onion ringlets. today i used baby spinach leaves around the edge.

olive oil, lean ground beef (10% or less fat), onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, taco seasoning mix, water, fat-free refried beans, taco shells, shredded lettuce, tomato, diced, sliced pitted ripe olives, chopped red onion, nonfat sour cream

dried pasta (elbows, small shells , fiora, etc.), egg beaters, fat free evaporated milk, curd fat free cottage cheese-plain or with chives, shredded low fat cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, thyme, paprika, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, dried chives, dijan mustard, bread crumbs, butter substitute

fresh shelled purple hull peas, salt, extra virgin olive oil, sugar

shrimp, in shells (fresh or frozen ), all-purpose flour, cooking oil, chopped onions, chopped green peppers (and or red sweet pepper), stalks celery, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, minced, low sodium beef broth, water, dried thyme, crushed, white pepper, salt, ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, frozen cut okra, hot cooked long-grain rice or 3 cups brown rice, green onion (optional), bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)

frozen deep dish pie shell, eggs, healthy request cream of mushroom soup, fresh spinach, white onions, monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend, salt, pepper, garlic powder

olive oil, shallot, finely chopped (or 2 small), kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, quinoa, preferably red , rinsed well in a fine-mesh sieve, low sodium chicken broth (recommended ) or 1 1/2 cups water, shelled raw pistachios, unsalted and chopped (ok, mine were roasted and salted, but that didn tsp hurt!), chopped flat leaf parsley (i used 1 healthy handful, more that the original recipe), chopped fresh mint

skim milk (or any other milk), soymilk, fortified (substituting with any other milk is fine), butter, white whole wheat flour (while a healthy and delicious flour, substituting with any other flour is acceptable), salt (more of less to taste), pepper (more or less to taste), garlic powder (more or less to taste, alternately, 1-2 cloves of minced fresh garlic would be nice as well), onion powder (more or less to taste, alternately, 1 small onion diced and sauteed would be great in this dish), ground mustard (more or less to taste), whole wheat pasta, uncooked (approximately 10 oz, i.e. macaroni, spirals, shells, mini penne... may substitute with enriched ), cheese, sliced (i use a jack-and-colby-combo cheese that comes in 10 slices), mozzarella cheese , grated 0r cut into small cubes (may substitute with any other creamy-textured cheese, i.e. muenster, provolone, edam)

pasta shells, jumbo (about 30 shells ), marinara sauce, low-fat, spinach, frozen, chopped- 1 package, thawed and squeezed dry, fat-free ricotta cheese (24 oz), parmesan cheese, freshly grated (2 oz), basil, fresh, chopped, all-purpose flour, garlic cloves, chopped, fennel seeds, reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 oz)

lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed, fresh breadcrumbs (for mixture ), minced green onions, chopped fresh parsley, lemon juice, milk (we used lite soy instead), hot sauce, salt, pepper, egg whites, fresh breadcrumbs (for dredging/coating), olive oil, divided

canned tomatoes (plumed or chopped and depending on how tomato-y you like it), onion, bell pepper (yellow,green or red ), vegetable oil, tomato puree, cooked ham (don tsp have to add it in) (optional), garlic cloves, sugar, pasta shells or 4 cups spaghetti

light chunk tuna in water, mayonnaise or 8 tbsp light, sweet relish (optional), stalks celery, diced, vidalia onion, diced, carrots , cut into half circles, green peas (fresh or frozen , thaw if frozen), lemon juice or 1 -1 1/2 tsp lemon extract, lettuce leaves or spinach leaves, to serve over, dry medium pasta shells, salt and black pepper, shredded cheddar cheese (optional) or monterey jack cheese (optional)

bow tie pasta, diced tomatoes, undrained, deveined frozen shrimp, shelled & cooked, tomato sauce, mushrooms, sliced and drained, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, grated parmesan cheese

shell pasta or 1 (7 oz) box macaroni or 1 (7 oz) box pasta, twists, red pepper, chopped, green pepper, chopped, onion, chopped, velveeta cheese, cubed, water chestnuts (optional), cream of mushroom soup (healthy request), cream of celery soup (healthy request), milk, chicken breasts, diced (optional)

uncooked manicotti shells, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided, grated fresh parmesan cheese, divided, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry, low-fat cottage cheese, chopped green onions (about 6 onions), lemon pepper, dried oregano, garlic powder, part-skim ricotta cheese, egg whites, garlic -and-herb pasta sauce (such as healthy choice), chopped fresh parsley

pickled herring , about 5 fish, green apples, cored and seeded, calvados, whipping cream, freshly ground salt, freshly ground white pepper, gelatin, cold water, egg whites , whipped, american egg board states : there have been warnings against consuming raw or lightly cooked eggs on the grounds that the egg may be contaminated with salmonella, a bacteria responsible for a type of food poisoning....healthy people need to remember that there is a very small risk and treat eggs and other raw animal foods accordingly. use only properly refrigerated, clean, sound-shelled, fresh, grade aa or a eggs. avoid mixing yolks and whites with the shell., clarified butter, onions, 2 oz each, quartered and petals separated, dry white wine, ketchup, golden raisins, freshly ground salt, freshly ground pepper, button mushrooms, veal brains , rinsed well and soaked in cold water for 1 hour, sugar, white wine vinegar, olive oil, cayenne pepper