Stuffed shells with minced meat

Italian conch pasta, or coniglioni, is traditionally baked with minced meat inside. Cooking it this way is quite simple, and the result is very appetizing, so today we have prepared 8 different recipes for such a dish for every taste.

Large stuffed shells baked in the oven

An interesting recipe for shells stuffed with chicken and mushrooms, with creamy cheese sauce. The dish turns out to be very satisfying and appetizing, and it is very easy to prepare; you can even involve children in cooking.

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   How to cook stuffed shell pasta with minced meat? We prepare all the necessary products. We wash the chicken and cut it into small pieces, peel and chop the onion and champignons.
2. 
   Fry the onion in vegetable oil until coloured, stirring occasionally.
3. 
   Add champignons to the prepared onions.
4. 
   Fry everything until the mushroom liquid evaporates.
5. 
   Then add the chicken to the pan.
6. 
   Fry all ingredients for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, and then season with pepper and salt.
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   After this, fry for another 2 minutes and remove the pan from the heat.
8. 
   Add salt to boiling water and add shells, and then cook them until al dente. We wash the finished shells and leave to cool.
9. 
   Let's start with the sauce. To do this, place butter and finely chopped garlic in a saucepan preheated over low heat.
10. 
    Fry the garlic for about 2 minutes and then add the cream.
11. 
    Add oil from the frying pan to the sauce.
12. 
    Pepper and salt the mixture.
13. 
    Add half of the grated cheese to the pan.
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    Stirring, cook the sauce until the cheese melts.
15. 
    Add the rest of the grated cheese to the chicken and mushrooms.
16. 
    We also add finely chopped dill.
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    And break the egg into the filling.
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    Mix everything thoroughly.
19. 
    Set the oven to preheat at 180 degrees and meanwhile stuff the shells with the filling.
20. 
    Pour a small amount of sauce into the bottom of the baking dish and place the stuffed shells on it.
21. 
    Drizzle thoroughly with cheese sauce.
22. 
    Cover the pan with foil and leave in the oven for half an hour. Then remove the foil and bake the shells for another 15 minutes.
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    The shells are ready to serve. Bon appetit!

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Stuffed pasta shells in a frying pan

Italian recipe for pan-braised stuffed shells. This pasta, which is quite unusual for us, turns out to be very tasty and is more than enough for a large company or for several times.

Cooking time: 65 min.

Cooking time: 35 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Large shells – 250 gr.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Minced meat – 250 gr.
• Salt - to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Khmeli-suneli - to taste
• Provençal herbs – to taste

Cooking process:

1. Prepare the required number of shells.

2. We also defrost the minced meat if necessary.

3. Finely chop the onion.

4. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

5. Also grate the cheese.

6. Boil the shells until tender and rinse them with cool water.

7. Fry the onions and carrots in a frying pan, then add the minced meat to them and simmer it a little. Add spices to taste. We put the filling into the shells and place them in a frying pan with a small amount of water and vegetable oil.

8. Simmer the shells for about 20 minutes.

9. Sprinkle hot shells with cheese and serve. Bon appetit!

Tender shells with minced meat in cream in the oven

A delicious recipe for shells with minced meat, baked in a creamy sauce. The pasta turns out to be very tender, but at the same time extremely satisfying, and it is very easy to prepare.

Cooking time: 45 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Large shells – 200 gr.
• Minced meat – 300 gr.
• Onions – ½ pcs.
• Tomato – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Walnuts – 100 gr.
• Cream 22% – 300 ml.
• Mineral water – 150 ml.
• Paprika – 1 tsp.
• Nutmeg – ½ tsp.
• Salt - to taste
• Ground white pepper - to taste
• Olive oil - to taste

Cooking process:

1. If necessary, add chopped onions and garlic to the minced meat. We also chop the walnuts, puree the tomato and mix into the minced meat along with pepper and salt.

2. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

3. Boil the shells in salted water with the addition of olive oil for 3 minutes.

4.Drain the water and rinse the pasta with cold water.

5. Stuff the boiled shells and place them in a baking dish.

6. Pour cream and mineral water over the shells, add spices and sprinkle with cheese.

7. Bake the shells for 25 minutes at 150 degrees. Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for preparing shells with minced meat in sour cream

Appetizing stuffed shells in sour cream sauce with cheese will definitely please the whole family, and most importantly, they will please the cook, because preparing them does not require much effort or time.

Cooking time: 35 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Large shells – 250 gr.
• Minced meat – 300 gr.
• Sour cream – 4 tbsp.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Garlic – 4 cloves
• Tomato – 1 pc.
• Tomato paste – 4 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Greens - to taste

Cooking process:

1. Peel the onion, wash it and cut it into small cubes. Place the minced meat in a frying pan, add the onion and a small amount of water.

2. Wash and peel the carrots, grate them. Chop 3 cloves of garlic.

3. Add carrots and garlic to the minced meat and mix.

4. Wash the tomato and peel it. Cut the pulp into small cubes.

5. Add chopped tomato to the minced meat. Season with salt and pepper and place the frying pan over moderate heat until the liquid evaporates.

6. Place the shells in boiling salted water with the addition of vegetable oil and boil for 3 minutes.

7. Mix tomato paste with 3 tablespoons of sour cream, chopped garlic, pepper and salt until smooth.

8. Grate the hard cheese.

9. Wash the finished shells with cold water.

10. Add a tablespoon of sour cream to the minced meat, mix everything thoroughly.

11. Stuff the shells and place them in a mold greased with a small amount of vegetable oil.

12. Fill each shell with sour cream sauce.

13. Dilute the remaining sauce with water and pour into the mold. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes. Bon appetit!

How to deliciously bake shells with minced meat and cheese in the oven?

Shells stuffed with meat are a wonderful main dish that will delight and surprise the whole family. This pasta goes best with tomato paste and cheese, so we will use them in this recipe.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Large shells – 200 gr.
• Minced meat – 600 gr.
• Garlic – 4 cloves
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Tomato paste – 20 gr.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Water – 700 ml.
• Vegetable oil – 30 ml.
• Granulated sugar – 20 gr.
• Dried greens – 10 gr.
• Italian herbs – 20 gr.
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Salt - to taste
• Parsley - to taste

Cooking process:

1. Pour 450 milliliters of water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Place the shells in salted water and cook until tender, then remove excess water using a colander.

2. Place 2 cloves of garlic and 1 onion into the blender bowl.

3. Grind everything to a mushy state.

4. Mix chopped onion and garlic with minced meat.

5. We also add dried herbs, Italian herbs, salt and pepper to the minced meat. Mix thoroughly.

6. For the sauce, cut the onion into small cubes and chop the garlic.

7. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.

8. Place the onion in the pan and fry it for about 5 minutes.

9. After this, add garlic to the pan.

10.Fry the resulting mass for a minute, and then add tomato paste and mix everything thoroughly.

11. Pour a glass of water into the pan.

12. Add sugar, salt and bring the sauce to a boil, then cook it in a frying pan for another 10 minutes.

13. Pour a small amount of the resulting sauce onto the bottom of the mold, then stuff the shells and place them on top of the sauce.

14. Pour the remaining sauce over the pasta.

15. Grate the cheese onto a coarse grater and sprinkle it over the shells.

16. Cover the pan with foil.

17. Place the baking dish in an oven preheated at 200 degrees for half an hour. Sprinkle the finished dish with herbs and serve. Bon appetit!

A simple and delicious recipe for pasta shells with minced meat in tomato sauce

What goes best with pasta? Of course, tomato sauce. Therefore, in this recipe we will tell you how to cook hearty stuffed shells in tomato sauce with sour cream.

Cooking time: 55 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 5.

Ingredients:

• Large shells – 400 gr.
• Minced meat – 700 gr.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Carrots – 2 pcs.
• Tomato paste – 2 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Sour cream 30% – 1 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Dried basil - to taste
• Cilantro - to taste
• Khmeli-suneli - to taste

Cooking process:

1. Prepare the main ingredient - large shell pasta.

2. Cut the onion into small squares.

3. Cut 1 carrot into the same squares.

4. Mix carrots and onions with minced meat, salt and pepper it.

5. Let's start stuffing the shells.

6. Pour water into the pan and bring to a boil.

7. Add a little salt to the boiling water and put the pasta in it to cook over medium heat.

8.Cook the shells for about 3 minutes and drain 2/3 of the broth.

9. Cut the remaining onion into half rings, and the remaining carrots into strips.

10. Simmer the onions and carrots in a small amount of water for a couple of minutes. Then add tomato paste and mix.

11. Add sour cream, sugar, suneli hops, basil, cilantro, salt and a little vegetable oil to the sauce and simmer for 4 minutes.

12. Pour the sauce onto the shells and mix.

13. Stuffed shells are ready. Bon appetit!

Juicy stuffed shells in a slow cooker

An easy and delicious recipe for making stuffed shells in a slow cooker. The pasta turns out soft, steamed, and the meat is juicy. This dish will not lose its wonderful taste even when reheated and can delight you for several days.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Large shells – 11 pcs.
• Pork tenderloin – 350 gr.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Hard cheese – 50 gr.
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Water – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste
• Ground coriander - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse the pork tenderloin under cold water, then cut into pieces and grind with a meat grinder.

2. Peel the onions, rinse them with water and cut them into small pieces.

3. Pour the onion into the minced meat and mix everything until smooth.

4. Salt the minced meat, add ground coriander and stir well.

5. Fill the shells with minced meat.

6. Place the stuffed shells into a dry multicooker bowl.

7. Pour hot, lightly salted water into the bowl. Add bay leaf.

8. Close the multicooker and select the “Baking” program for half an hour.

9. Grate the cheese and sprinkle on the shells. Leave them covered for 10 minutes until the cheese melts.

10.Stuffed shells are ready to serve. Bon appetit!

Stuffed shells in béchamel sauce

Everyone loves lasagna, but you can achieve a similar taste without special sheets. We offer a recipe for hearty shell pasta baked in bechamel sauce with minced meat that your family will definitely love.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Large shells – 250 gr.
• Beef – 300 gr.
• Parmesan – 60 gr.
• Flour – 1 tbsp.
• Milk – 100 ml.
• Butter – 1 tbsp.
• Olive oil – 4 tbsp.
• Tomatoes in their own juice – 7 tbsp.
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• Nutmeg - to taste

Cooking process:

1. Boil the shells in salted water for 5 minutes, then drain the water and rinse the pasta.

2. Peel the onion and chop finely.

3. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and fry the onion until golden brown.

4. Peel and chop the garlic.

5. Pass the meat through a meat grinder.

6. Add minced meat and garlic to the onion. Salt, pepper and mix everything well. Fry the minced meat until cooked.

7. Let's start with the sauce. To do this, melt the butter in a frying pan, add flour and brew the mixture, stirring. Gradually add milk, continuing to stir until the sauce is homogeneous. Add nutmeg.

8. Grate Parmesan on a coarse grater.

9. Place the tomatoes in a baking dish, salt and pepper them and sprinkle with olive oil.

10. Pour half of the bechamel sauce into the minced meat and mix.

11. Stuff the shells and place them in the pan on top of the tomatoes.

12. Pour the remaining sauce over everything, sprinkle with cheese and sprinkle with olive oil. Bake the shells in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.