Crab Stuffed Shells

Aroostook's Note:

This is a great recipe for seafood lovers. If two cups of crab meat is over your budget you can use 1 c. of crab and 1 cup of shredded sealegs... but why not splurge!! =)

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (12 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic , finely chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can plum tomatoes , in juice,chopped
• 1⁄8; teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon salt , to taste
• 2 cups cooked crabmeat
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

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

Reviews

[pinkmynx]

not bad but i think it needed a white wine and seafood based sauce rather than the tomato sauce. but all in all.. not bad. :)