Description
Delicious jumbo pasta shells stuffed with a savory seafood mix and creamy sauce, perfect for a cozy dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 – 14 cooked jumbo pasta shells
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 shallots
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (quartered)
- 2 large cloves of garlic (minced)
- 5 oz claw crab meat
- 4 oz small scallops
- 5 oz shrimp (chopped)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- to taste salt
- 1/3 cup diced green onion
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup full fat sour cream
- 2 garlic cloves (pressed)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- to taste salt
- to taste fresh grated Parmesan for topping
Instructions
- Cook shells until they are almost done and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and lightly grease a casserole dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl, place diced green onion and Mozzarella cheese.
- In a cooking pan, over medium heat, heat up oil and add diced shallots, chopped tomatoes and minced garlic. Saute veggies until soft and fragrant.
- Add seafood and mix.
- Add lemon juice and salt to taste. Cook just until seafood is done (until shrimp are pink and scallops are white). Add veggie/seafood mixture to the mixing bowl. Mix well.
- You can make Alfredo in the same pan as you cooked seafood.
- Melt butter in the pan and saute garlic just until fragrant. Add heavy cream and sour cream. Carefully whisk until combined with a silicone covered whisk. Bring to simmer.
- Add cheeses and some salt, mix well. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Add sauce to the casserole dish.
- Stuff pasta shells with the seafood mixture and carefully place each in the sauce. You can scoop some sauce over the shells as well.
- Grate some Parmesan cheese over the top.
- Bake for 17-20 minutes.
Notes
- Ensure pasta shells are not overcooked, as they will continue to cook in the oven.
- You can substitute different seafood based on availability or preference.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 stuffed shells
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg