Prosciutto And Spinach Stuffed Shells Food

PROSCIUTTO- AND SPINACH-STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/3 cup of the pasta sauce over bottom of baking dish.
• In medium bowl, mix 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, the cottage cheese, prosciutto and spinach. Spoon scant 2 tablespoons mixture into each shell. Arrange filled shells in baking dish. Pour remaining pasta sauce over stuffed shells. Sprinkle remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese evenly over sauce.
• Cover dish with foil. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with basil.

SHELLS WITH CRISPY PANCETTA AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the shells:
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta.
• Warm the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the pancetta and cook until lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Remove the pancetta from the pan with a slotted spoon and transfer to a large bowl. Add the spinach, ricotta cheese, asiago cheese, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir to combine. Stuff the shells with about 2 tablespoons of the spinach mixture each and place the stuffed shells in a large, buttered baking dish.
• For the sauce:
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the cream and bring to a simmer. Turn the heat to very low and add the 2 cups asiago cheese, parsley, and pepper. Stir until the cheese is dissolved. Pour the sauce over the shells. Top with the remaining 1/4 cup asiago cheese. Bake until golden on top, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

STUFFED SHELLS RECIPE WITH RICOTTA, PROSCIUTTO AND PEAS

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted boiling water, add the pasta shells and cook until they just start to become soft, about 6 or 7 minutes.
• Drain and drizzle with olive oil to avoid the shells sticking. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.

SPINACH-RICOTTA STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, oregano, red pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring, until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes; season with salt. (You should have about 4 heaping cups of sauce.)
• Make the stuffed shells: Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta shells and cook as the label directs for baking, about 9 minutes. Rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. Spread out on a baking sheet.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the spinach and cook, tossing occasionally, until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a large plate lined with a kitchen towel. Squeeze to remove any excess liquid, then finely chop.
• Put the spinach in a large bowl and add the ricotta, mozzarella, parsley, Parmesan, lemon zest, beaten egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Stir until combined.
• To assemble, spread about half of the sauce in the bottom of a 10-by-14-inch baking dish. Evenly fill the shells with the spinach-ricotta mixture using a spoon, or pipe it in using a pastry bag. Arrange the shells side by side, open-side up, in the baking dish on top of the sauce, then top with the remaining sauce.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake until heated through and the sauce is simmering around the edges, about 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until any shells or cheese poking through the sauce are lightly browned in spots, about 10 more minutes. Let sit 10 minutes. Top with more Parmesan and red pepper flakes.

STUFFED STEAK WITH PROSCIUTTO AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Defrost spinach in microwave. Wrap in clean kitchen towel and wring chopped spinach dry.
• Place a large skillet on the stove over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil-to hot skillet. Add garlic to oil. Add onion and red pepper, cook 1 minute. Lower heat to medium. Add the prosciutto and the spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Add bread crumbs and cheese to spinach. Turn off heat. Let stuffing cool.
• To create the cavity for the stuffing, use a long sharp knife (like a boning knife), and cut a 1 to 2-inch hole through the center of the roast making a lengthwise slit. Turn the meat around and cut another slit in the same spot so that your knife completes the cavity. Insert a wooden spoon into the cavity to make sure the hole is even and goes all the way through.
• Put the cooled filling in a re-sealable plastic bag and snip a hole in the corner of the bag. Pipe the filling into the cavity. You may need to push it along with your fingers to make sure that it goes all the way through.
• Preheat nonstick skillet over high heat. Cut the roast into 6 even slices, being careful to keep the stuffing in each slice. Add 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil to the pan. Season the steaks with salt and pepper and sear in hot, nonstick skillet, 2 minutes on first side. Flip the steaks and sear for an additional 2 minutes then lower the heat to medium-high and cook until done (about 3 to 4 more minutes). Garnish with thinly sliced red pepper.

SPINACH-AND-CHEESE STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Pour 1 cup pasta sauce into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Whisk egg white and milk in medium bowl until blended. Add spinach, ricotta and Parmesan; mix well.
• Spoon spinach mixture into pasta shells, adding about 2 Tbsp. to each shell; place in prepared baking dish. Pour remaining pasta sauce over shells; cover.
• Bake 15 min. Sprinkle with mozzarella; bake, uncovered, 15 min. or until mozzarella is melted and shells are heated through.

STUFFED SHELLS WITH PROSCIUTTO AND PEAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make creamy tomato sauce: in a large saucepan, melt butter. Saute onion until tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, condensed chicken broth, Parmesan cheese, and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, or until sauce is slightly thickened. Add cream; simmer 5 minutes longer, whisking occasionaly. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, cook shells according to package directions until al dente; drain well. Place shells in a single layer on a flat surface until ready to fill.
• Make filling: in a medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, peas, prosciutto, and pepper until well blended.
• Carefully fill each shell with about 1/4 cup cheese mixture.
• Spoon 2 cups of creamy tomato sauce in bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Arrange shells in dish. Spoon remaining sauce over shells.
• Bake 30 minutes or unil sauce is bubbly.