Seafood-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Name: Seafood-Stuffed Pasta Shells
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 18 uncooked jumbo pasta shells; 1 tablespoon margarine or butter; 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup); 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper; 1/2 pound asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces (1 1/2 cups); 1 1/2 cups frozen cooked large salad shrimp, thawed; 2 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained (1 3/4 cups); 1 jar (17 ounces) Alfredo pasta sauce; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves; 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Ingredients:10
Servings:6

Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 10/26/2010

Seafood-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Ingredients:10
Servings:6

Add Italian taste to your family’s dinner. Enjoy pasta shells stuffed with crabmeat and shrimps that are ready in about an hour.

Seafood-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Prep time:15 min
Total time:1 hr 5 min
Ingredients:10
Servings:6
Calories per serving:505

Ingredient

18 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 pound asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces (1 1/2 cups)
1 1/2 cups frozen cooked large salad shrimp, thawed
2 cans (6 ounces each) crabmeat, drained (1 3/4 cups)
1 jar (17 ounces) Alfredo pasta sauce
2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°. Spray rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches, with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on package.

Step 2
1. While shells are cooking, melt margarine in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onion and bell pepper in margarine 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender. Stir in asparagus. Cover and cook 3 to 5 minutes,
2. stirring occasionally, until asparagus is crisp-tender; remove from heat. Stir in shrimp, crabmeat, 1/2 cup of the pasta sauce and half of the basil.

Step 3
Spread about 1/4 cup of the remaining sauce over bottom of baking dish. Fill each cooked pasta shell with about 2 tablespoons of the seafood mixture. Arrange in dish. Spoon remaining sauce over shells. Sprinkle each filled shell with Parmesan cheese and remaining basil. Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Recipe Tips

Chopped fresh broccoli flowerets can be used instead of the asparagus.
Use plenty of water and make sure you heat the water to a vigorous boil before adding the pasta shells.
To make up to 24 hours ahead of time, fill cooked shells and arrange in dish with sauce as directed, then cover and refrigerate. Bake as directed.

Nutrition Facts

Calories
505
Total Fat
31g
Protein
28g
Total Carbohydrate
31g

Servings: 6

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Amount Per Serving Calories : 505

Nutrition Facts
Food Component / Nutrient	Amount	% , Daily Value*
Total Fat	31g	% Value Not Available
Saturated Fat	18g	% Value Not Available
Cholesterol	190mg	% Value Not Available
Sodium	660mg	% Value Not Available
Total Carbohydrate	31g	% Value Not Available
Dietary Fiber	2g	% Value Not Available
Protein	28g	% Value Not Available
Iron	Value Not Available	16%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

Starch 2,
Lean Meat 3,
Fat 4

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Recipe Tips

Chopped fresh broccoli flowerets can be used instead of the asparagus.

Use plenty of water and make sure you heat the water to a vigorous boil before adding the pasta shells.

To make up to 24 hours ahead of time, fill cooked shells and arrange in dish with sauce as directed, then cover and refrigerate. Bake as directed.

Nutrition Facts

Food Component / Nutrient

Amount

% , Daily Value*

Total Fat

31g

% Value Not Available

Saturated Fat

18g

% Value Not Available

Cholesterol

190mg

% Value Not Available

Sodium

660mg

% Value Not Available

Total Carbohydrate

31g

% Value Not Available

Dietary Fiber

% Value Not Available

Protein

28g

% Value Not Available

Iron

Value Not Available

16%

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Seafood-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Seafood-Stuffed Pasta Shells

Seafood-Stuffed Pasta Shells

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