"Nail" of Spanish cuisine - conchiglioni or stuffed shells

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

When it comes to some stuffed products, immediately there is an association with vegetables. And this is not strange, since in the domestic cuisine the Italian dish conchiglioni is just beginning to gain popularity. Pasta in the form of shells is known all over the world, and so, conchiglioni are "shells" stuffed. For stuffing giant shells, you can use various products: meat, fish, seafood, mushrooms, vegetables, and more. Regardless of the filling, this dish is very tasty and beautiful.

Shells stuffed with meat

For 16 shells you will need: beef - 200 g, fatty pork - 80 g, one onion, a couple of cloves of garlic, a sprig of rosemary, 50 g mozzarella cheese, the same amount of cream (15% fat), a mixture of peppers, s alt and vegetable oil for frying. Minced meat is prepared from meat. Finely chopped onionfried in oil until a beautiful golden hue, then minced meat is added to it and fried until tender. Minced meat must be constantly stirred to avoid the formation of lumps and sticking to the pan. Chopped garlic, rosemary, s alt and peppers are added to the prepared minced meat. All this is fried for a couple more minutes. Shells are boiled in s alted water until tender. Dried conchiglioni are filled with prepared meat filling. In a baking dish, greased with butter, put the stuffed shells, pour over each with a small amount of cream and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in the oven at 220 degrees until the cheese is melted and golden brown (about 10 minutes). As a side dish for this dish, a vegetable salad with greens dressed with sour cream and yogurt sauce is perfect.

Tuna Conchiglioni

This recipe will show you how to make stuffed shells even easier. Here, canned tuna acts as the main ingredient for the filling. In addition to a can of tuna, you will need one onion, three boiled eggs, herbs, a couple of tomatoes, mayonnaise and a little grated cheese. Prepare the shells in the same way as in the previous recipe. Fry the finely chopped onion, chop the eggs, put the tuna on a plate and mash with a fork, then add the fried onion, eggs, finely chopped greens and mayonnaise to it. Mix everything thoroughly, s alt and pepper to taste. Fill the shells and place on a greased baking sheet. Place a small piece on each conchiglionitomatoes, cover it all with mayonnaise and grated cheese. Bake in a hot oven for about 15 minutes.

Ham stuffed shells

Conchiglioni with ham, cheese and fresh cucumber is perfect as a delicious and beautiful cold appetizer. These stuffed shells (recipe with photo attached) are prepared very quickly, since all the ingredients need only be chopped, mixed and stuffed with pasta. For cooking, you will need 1 pack of shells, 100 g of ham and cheese, a couple of fresh cucumbers, herbs, a dessert spoon of mustard, pepper and s alt. Stuff boiled shells with a mixture of these products, put on a dish, decorate with mayonnaise "lace" and greens.