Best Shells With Mushrooms And Shrimp Recipes

MUSHROOM-SPINACH STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• 1 large egg, lightly beatenMake the stuffed shells: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta shells and cook until slightly softened but still firm, about 7 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drizzle with olive oil and toss; set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add the mushrooms and cook, undisturbed, until golden in spots, about 2 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 more minutes. Add the spinach and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Finely chop the spinach-mushroom mixture and combine in a bowl with the cottage cheese, mozzarella, parmesan, egg, basil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stuff each shell with about 2 tablespoons of the filling; set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the tomato sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, fennel seeds and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until lightly golden, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, then rinse out the can with 1 cup water and add to the skillet; add 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Return to the skillet and rinse out the blender.
• Make the cheese sauce: Combine the cottage cheese, mozzarella, parmesan and egg in the blender and puree until smooth.
• Brush a 9-by-13-inch flameproof baking dish with olive oil and pour in half of the tomato sauce. Add the stuffed shells, then top with the remaining tomato sauce. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25 minutes; uncover and continue baking until bubbly, 15 to 20 more minutes. Turn on the broiler; drizzle the shells with the cheese sauce and broil, about 2 minutes.

ALFREDO SHRIMP SHELLS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until almost tender. Add onion; cook until tender. Stir in the shrimp and 2 tablespoons Alfredo sauce. Pour 1/4 cup remaining sauce into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , Fill each pasta shell with 2 tablespoons shrimp mixture; place in baking dish. Top with the remaining Alfredo sauce. , Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with lemon and parsley.

5-INGREDIENT SHRIMP RISOTTO

Steps:

• Put the shrimp shells and tails, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a medium saucepan. Cover with 7 cups of water and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Strain the shrimp broth into a large liquid measuring cup. Discard the shells and garlic. You should be left with 6 cups of broth. If the broth reduced more, just supplement with a little extra water to yield 6 cups. Add the broth back into the empty saucepan and keep warm over low heat.
• Heat a large straight-sided skillet or braiser over medium-high heat. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil until shimmering. Add the chopped shrimp and sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp are pink, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, thinly slice the remaining 3 cloves of garlic and set aside. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a plate and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium low and add 1 tablespoon of oil if the skillet is too dry, then add the sliced garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and just starting to soften, about 1 minute. Stir in the arborio rice until coated with the oil. Add the lemon juice and cook, stirring occasionally, until it has been mostly absorbed, about 2 minutes.
• Ladle 1 cup of the warm stock into the rice and cook, stirring gently without stopping, until the rice has absorbed the liquid, 2 to 3 minutes; you will know it's time to add more stock when you move the rice aside and no liquid pools in the center.
• Repeat this process, adding more stock a ladleful at a time, until the rice is al dente and creamy, 20 to 25 minutes. If you run out of broth before the risotto is at its desired doneness, add some water.
• Stir in the arugula, shrimp and half of the lemon zest and cook until the arugula wilts slightly.
• Serve topped with the remaining lemon zest.

SHELLS AND SHRIMP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package; drain well.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, cook bread crumbs and butter over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until browned. Stir in parsley; remove from heat.
• In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp; remove from skillet and drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon.
• In same skillet, cook onion and garlic in bacon drippings over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until onion is crisp-tender and starting to brown. Stir in wine and shrimp. Reduce heat to medium; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until shrimp begin to turn pink.
• Stir in half-and-half, Alfredo sauce, spinach, drained pasta and cooked bacon; cook until thoroughly heated and spinach is wilted. Serve shrimp mixture sprinkled with bread crumb mixture.

SHELLS WITH MUSHROOMS AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed.
• Meanwhile in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add garlic, saute 1 minute or until softened.
• Increase heat to medium high, add mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add shrimp, saute for 3 minutes or until cooked through.
• Stir in chicken broth, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 minute.
• Drain pasta; place in serving bowl and toss with cheese and parsley.
• Add mushroom-shrimp sauce; toss.
• Serve immediately.