Crab Stuffed Shells With Orange Scented Tomato Sauce Food

CRAB STUFFED SHELLS WITH CREAMY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• While waiting for the water to boil, heat a saucepan with the olive oil over medium heat.
• Cook the onion and garlic until fragrant, about 4 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in 1/3 to 1/2 of the heavy cream depending on your preference, then keep warm over low heat.
• Cook the pasta three minutes less than recommended cooking time.
• Drain pasta.
• In a bowl, mix together the ricotta and crabmeat filling ingredients until well mixed.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Pour in some of the sauce to cover the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch oven-proof baking dish.
• Fill the stuffed shells with the crabmeat and ricotta filling, then arrange on top of the sauce in the casserole dish.
• Spoon the remaining sauce to cover, then sprinkle the top with the grated Pecorino or Romano cheese.
• Bake about 20 minutes until bubbly and lightly browned.
• Serve and enjoy!

CRAB STUFFED SHELLS WITH ORANGE-SCENTED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch or another shallow 3-quart baking dish.
• To make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy frying pan or medium saucepan (with a lid) over medium heat. When hot, add the onion and carrot and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the basil, garlic, ¼ teaspoon salt, and the red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Stir in the tomatoes, chicken broth, orange zest, and sugar.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce the heat, and cover. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Season the sauce with more salt and even an additional pinch of sugar if needed. Puree the sauce in a food processor, blender, or food mill, and return to the pan. You should have about 3 to 3 ½ cups. The sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead; cool, cover, and refrigerate. Reheat over medium heat.
• To cook the pasta shells: Bring a large pot of water to a boil, generously salt and add the pasta shells. Cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes-these shells often take longer than the package directions suggest. Drain in a colander, and arrange them on a plate or small tray lined with a clean kitchen towel or paper towel to dry.
• To make the filling: In a medium frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter until hot. Add the green onions and celery and cook, stirring, until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bread crumbs and stir for 1 minute more to moisten. Remove the frying pan from the heat and stir in half the basil, orange zest, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Mix well and gently mix in the crabmeat (after picking through for shells) ½ teaspoon salt, and the eggs. Fill the shells generously with the crab mixture. The shells can be prepared up to this point 6 hours ahead; cover and refrigerate.
• To assemble and bake: Ladle half of the sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Place the shells in the dish. Nap the center of each pasta shell with some of the remaining sauce.
• Bake, uncovered, until the shells are hot, 30 to 35 minutes, or longer if they have been refrigerated. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining basil before serving. Nap a bit of the extra sauce onto each plate and place several stuffed shells on top. Save any additional sauce to remoisten any leftover shells when reheating them.

CRAB STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook pasta shells according to the package directions.
• Drain and rinse with cool water.
• Sauce: In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
• Stir in the tomatoes, red pepper, and oregano and lower heat to medium-low.
• Cover the pan and simmer the mixture 15 min.
• Stir in the salt.
• Combine crab, ricotta cheese, egg, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese, parsley, and black pepper.
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• Stuff each pasta shell with some of the ricotta mixture.
• Lay the stuffed shells in a baking dish Add tomato sauce.
• Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese over the sauce.
• Bake 20 min or so until sauce is bubbly.

AMAZING CRAB STUFFED PASTA SHELLS

Steps:

• Beat together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and pepper until smooth using hand mixer or food processor.
• Fold in the crab meat, shrimp, and scallions until evenly combined.
• Stuff the shells with the mixture and place on a serving dish.
• Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least an hour and up to 12 hours before serving.
• Can cut the shells in half prior to serving as these are very filling.