2,656 shelf recipes

Salt-and-pepper spicy shrimp: the classic Cantonese wok-fried shell-on shrimp tossed with garlic, ginger, scallions, chiles, and crunchy peppercorn-salt. Dinner on the table in 30 minutes.

Molasses shoo-fly cake is the iconic Pennsylvania Dutch pie: alternating layers of dark molasses custard and spiced brown-sugar crumbs in a flaky pastry shell. Coffee, dunked, no negotiation.

Asian-style crunchy meatballs mix ground beef with water chestnuts and soy sauce, then coat them in crushed chow mein noodles for a deep-fried crunchy shell. Retro party appetizer.

Pavlova: a crisp meringue shell with a soft, marshmallow-like center, topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit. The Australian summer dessert that lets seasonal berries and stone fruit shine.

Alice's lemon pie is a heritage 9-ingredient meringue pie with a cornstarch-thickened lemon filling and powdered-sugar meringue topping. Light, tart, and finished in a deep dish pastry shell.

Dublin Lawyer is a classic Irish luxury dish: fresh lobster sautéed in butter, flambéed with Irish whiskey, and finished in cream. Just five ingredients, 40 minutes, and pure indulgence served in the shell.

Gooseberry burnt creams are a British dessert with tart gooseberry puree topped with whipped fromage blanc and double cream, finished with a crackable caramel sugar shell. A fruit-forward creme brulee.

Flaked tuna folded into creamy bechamel sauce with a splash of sherry, served three ways: over fried eggplant, in tart shells, or on buttered biscuits. Retro comfort food in 20 minutes.

In this recipe, chayote's delicate texture and taste combine with almonds, sugar, brandy, eggs, cream, raisins and sponge cake to make an elegant pudding-like filling for the pale-green shells.

Low-carb spaghetti squash lasagna layered with a garlic-basil tomato sauce, black olives, and melted mozzarella and Parmesan, baked right in the squash shells. Vegetarian comfort food without the pasta.

Crispy phyllo shells hold savory bacon-cheddar custard in these bite-sized quiches where eggs, cream, and real bacon bits bake into golden, puffed appetizers that disappear fast at any gathering.

Fresh clams steamed in a garlicky tomato and white wine sauce over vermicelli. This Italian red clam sauce uses whole shell-on clams for a restaurant-worthy seafood pasta at home.

Authentic Sicilian cannoli made from scratch with Marsala wine shells, ricotta filling, candied orange peel, and chocolate. Fried golden and dusted with powdered sugar for a true Italian pastry shop experience.

Wattakka is a creamy Sri Lankan pumpkin curry cooked in coconut milk and thickened with ground rice and mustard seeds. Served in the hollowed-out pumpkin shell for a stunning presentation.

Milk chocolate pralines with pecans, made from a simple sugar syrup with corn syrup and vinegar. These no-bake candies set up fast with a glossy chocolate shell and crunchy nuts.

Ice cream pie with a self-forming spice cake crust that collapses into a pie shell as it bakes. Filled with maple nut or cinnamon ice cream and frozen until firm.