Eggplant, Salami & Cheese-Stuffed Shells W/Red Pepper Sauce
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
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35 shells
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 680.38 g eggplants, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 4 red bell peppers, roasted
- 78.78 ml chicken broth
- 59.14 ml olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 29.58 ml minced fresh basil leaves
- 14.79 ml lemon juice
- 2.46 ml salt
- 2.46 ml pepper
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 44.37 ml olive oil
- 425.24 g ricotta cheese
- 113.39 g genoa salami, chopped
- 236.59 ml coarsely grated mozzarella cheese (1/4 pound)
- 44.37 ml freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg
- 78.78 ml minced fresh basil leaf
- 340.19 g jumbo pasta shells
directions
- In a colander, toss the eggplant with salt and cover it with a plate small enough to fit inside the colander.
- Weight the plate down and let eggplant drain 30 minutes.
- Purée bell peppers with broth, oil, garlic, basil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Cover and set aside.
- In a large skillet cook onion in oil until softened.
- Add eggplant and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the eggplant is cooked through.
- Combine the ricotta, salami, mozzarella, Parmesan, egg, basil, eggplant mixture and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook the pasta shells in boiling salted water for 13 – 15 minutes, until they are al dente.
- Drain shells in colander and rinse them under cold water.
- Drain well.
- Spread half the reserved sauce in bottom of large baking dish.
- Stuff shells with eggplant mixture and arrange them in the dish.
- Bake, covered tightly with foil, 30 minutes at 350°F.
- Heat remaining sauce and serve with shells.
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Reviews
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We realy enjoyed the whole dish, and found the sauce tasty too! I had to use smaller shells as the 4 supermarkets here didnt have realy big shells. The one thing that I would comment on was the prep time, 10 minutes? it took me that long to chop the onion and eggplant, more to roast the capsicums, and more to fill the shells, mince the basil, grate the cheese,............. But it was a nice dish, and if I ever find big shells I would probably make it again.
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