168 pasta shell recipes

Market pasta salad with shell pasta, broccoli, zucchini, red pepper, and cheddar in a Dijon-lemon dressing with Worcestershire and Parmesan. A colorful vegetarian side.

Minestrone pasta salad with kidney beans, chickpeas, carrots, bell pepper, and Parmesan tossed in Italian dressing. Served warm or cold in 25 minutes.

Manicotti Florentine stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, and spinach, baked in marinara sauce. A vegetarian Italian pasta bake with a three-cheese filling and fresh basil.

This simple side dish is a good source of fiber. Increase the portion size and it doubles as a meatless main dish.

Manicotti shells stuffed with curry-spiced chicken and green onions, baked until tender, then topped with a cool yogurt-tomato-cumin sauce. A bold Italian-Indian fusion that's unlike anything you've tried.

Eggplant manicotti stuffs pasta shells with garlic-roasted eggplant, charred red pepper, and tomato, then tops them with a creamy spinach-cottage cheese sauce. A lighter take on the Italian classic.

Four-cheese manicotti stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, Romano, Parmesan, and walnuts, baked in a mushroom bechamel sauce until golden and bubbly. A rich vegetarian pasta bake.

Baked stuffed manicotti the old-school way: pasta tubes packed with a beef and mozzarella filling, blanketed in a homemade tomato sauce simmered an hour with fennel seed and herbs, then baked bubbling under more cheese.

Pasta with Peas Asparagus Butter Lettuce and Prosciutto recipe

Pasta shells stuffed with tofu, mozzarella, mushrooms, and red pepper, baked under a fresh fennel and tomato sauce. A lighter, plant-forward spin on stuffed shells.

Savory meat-filled manicotti stuffs pasta tubes with seasoned ground chicken, mozzarella, parmesan, and bread crumbs, baked in marinara with melted cheese. Italian-American comfort food, lighter version.

Ricotta stuffed shells with arrabbiata sauce fills jumbo pasta shells with creamy ricotta, Parm, and herbs, then bakes in spicy pancetta-laced marinara. Italian comfort food with a fiery red-pepper kick.

Hunter's minestrone with cubed beef, kidney beans, pasta shells, and red wine simmered for four hours in three stages. A hearty, meaty Italian soup built for cold weather.

Authentic Italian Beef Manicotti recipe that everyone loves. Pasta shells stuffed with beef and cheese lovingly surrounded by a rich homemade sauce.

Four-cheese manicotti stuffed with ricotta, fontina, mozzarella, and Parmesan in a homemade tomato sauce. From-scratch Italian comfort food baked until bubbly.

Stuffed manicotti with spinach and ricotta filling, sliced mushrooms, tomato sauce, and melted mozzarella. Plus an alternate ground beef filling for a heartier take.