88 working shells Recipes

frozen creamed spinach, frozen cheese-stuffed shells, tomato and basil pasta sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese

jumbo pasta shells, cooked, shrimp , already cooked, garlic, minced, butter, scallops, onion, chopped, ricotta cheese or 1 (15 oz) container cottage cheese, works just as good, cream cheese, softened, crabmeat, drained, flaked, black pepper, salt, cream of shrimp soup, chicken broth, dry sherry or 1/4 cup chicken broth

butter, olive oil, portabella mushroom, stems removed, caps halved and then cut into 1/4-inch slices, salt, pepper, white wine, minced garlic (from a jar works), chicken broth (preferably low-sodium ), pepper boursin cheese (garlic and herb also works if pepper is unavailable), asparagus (broccoli or sugar snap peas are also good choices), pasta shell, grated parmesan cheese , to taste

fresh baby asparagus (you ll need about 18 stalks depending upon size), chopped scallions (2 or 3 stalks ) or 1/3 cup fresh sliced chives, slightly beaten eggs, flour, half-n-half , light cream or milk, frozen spinach - drained really well of its water and thawed, shredded cheese , use a combination of two or more cheeses such as goat, swiss and gouda or swiss, cheddar and monteray jack for some pizazz., pie crust (pre-made ok to use...so it s ok to cheat on this step my peeps), salt, fresh cracked pepper, garlic powder, nutmeg (preferably fresh if possible), homemade rustic pastry shell, flour, salt, chilled shortening, butter, freshly grated parmasean cheese, equipment needed : 1 working oven at 450 to start, fresh chicken eggs just laid (just kidding), bag of dried beans out of their plastic, tin foil to help with baking pie shell blind (not you but the pie shell of course), steamer for asparagus, couple of bowls to make work easier and a cookie sheet to make clean up easier by placing cookie sheet under pastry shell when baking quiche in avoiding any spills that may occur.

fresh green beans, onions, sliced, oil, butter, fresh parsley, chopped, marjoram, shelled broad beans (frozen should work) or 8 oz lima beans (frozen should work) or 8 oz fava beans (frozen should work), salt, water, garlic clove, crushed, plain yogurt or 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt

raw shrimp , tailed, shelled and de-veined (chunk chopped), sweet butter, garlic cloves, whole, green onion (sliced ), parsley, heavy cream, white pepper, parmesan cheese (grated ), mozzarella cheese (grated ), sea salt , to taste, cornstarch, tomato (diced ), mixed mushrooms (diced ), noodles (any noodle work but i prefer shell or egg )

pasta shell (not the jumbos you stuff, or the small ones, they don tsp work well, you could sub with a rigatoni or ), frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well, artichoke hearts , in water, drained and chopped, onion, fine chopped, minced garlic (more if you want, to taste), ricotta cheese (don tsp use the low fat), fontina cheese, grated (mozzarella would be a good substitute), parmesan cheese, grated (1/4 cup for the cheese mixture, 1/4 cup for the topping), egg (extra large would be fine), grated fresh nutmeg, olive oil, pasta water, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper

velveeta macaroni shells and cheese, olive oil, sea salt, tuna ( in water works best), cayenne pepper

big pasta shells, zucchini, extra virgin olive oil, tuna in water, garlic clove, chilies or 1/2 tsp of chopped chile, whole tomatoes, creme fraiche, shredded cheese (gouda, mozzarella, or edam work best), salt, pepper, olive oil, for the dish

ground beef, ground italian sausage, onion, chopped, marjoram, sweet basil, season salt (i like nature s seasoning), garlic powder (or more if you love garlic i usually add more), cream cheese (regular, low fat or no fat, all work well), manicotti or jumbo pasta shells, italian sauce, shredded italian cheese, mix (mozzarella, fortina, parmesan)

jumbo pasta shells, ricotta cheese, grated parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, arugula, cooked chicken, chopped (rotisserie chicken works well), salt, ground black pepper, butter, garlic clove, minced, all-purpose flour, heavy cream, milk, chopped fresh chives, grated parmesan cheese, grated parmesan cheese, grape tomato, halved, italian parsley (to garnish )

jumbo pasta shells (conchiglioni), ricotta cheese, grated parmesan, olive oil, garlic, minced, arugula, chopped cooked chicken ( rotisserie chicken works well), salt, ground black pepper, butter, garlic, minced, all-purpose flour, heavy cream, milk, chopped fresh chives, grated parmesan, grape tomato halved, italian parsley for garnish

shrimp, buttermilk, cracker crumb (keebler export crackers or galletas work best), all-purpose flour, garlic salt, fresh ground pepper, hot pepper sauce (i use lousiana), unsalted butter, melted, vegetable oil (for frying ), bleu cheese salad dressing

shell steaks, about 1 1/2 inches thick, parma prosciutto, aged provolone cheese, sun-dried tomato pesto, toothpick, minced shallot, butter, ruby port (must be , other types of port won tsp work), dry red wine (merlot, zinfandel work well), beef broth or 1 (13 1/2 oz) can beef stock, fresh rosemary, portabella mushroom caps, sliced into strips, butter, basil leaves, pignolis (pine nuts), chopped garlic, salt, olive oil, grated parmesan cheese or 1/3 cup romano cheese, reconstituted sun-dried tomato (dried tomatoes soaked 30 minutes in hot water, then drained and patted dry), olive oil, onions, sliced, golden brown sugar, merlot or 1 cup dry red wine, balsamic vinegar or 1/4 cup red wine vinegar

hershey baking chocolate, unsweetened, water, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, chilled, pie shells (i prefer chocolate. do not use graham cracker pie shell!) or 1 chocolate crumb pie shell, if you make it yourself, chill the crust first (i prefer chocolate. do not use graham cracker pie shell!), cream (cool whip works great) or whipped topping (cool whip works great), almonds

unsalted butter, mirliton, peeled and cut into 1-inch thick slices or 1 (7 lb green pumpkin) *see note, vegetable oil, chopped yellow onions, chopped garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, shrimp, peeled and deveined, lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, chopped green onions, chopped fresh parsley, gruyere , or mozzarella, finely grated, cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin., cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin.

beef bouillon granules, dried onion flakes, split peas, abc pasta (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup small shell pasta (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup pasta, rings (any small pasta will work) or 1/2 cup macaroni (any small pasta will work), barley, lentils, non-instant white rice, tri-color spiral pasta

tuna (white albacore works best), uncooked pasta (small shells or macaroni work great), cucumber (chopped into chunks ), tomato (diced ), carrot (skinned and chopped into small pieces), sliced black olives, sliced green olives, sweet midget pickles (sliced thinly), onion (minced or finely chopped ), salad dressing (miracle whip or no name), salt and pepper to taste, any other veggies you like or would like to subsitute