2,338 shell recipes

Plump shrimp sautéed in a skillet with melted margarine, paprika, and cayenne pepper, finished with a squeeze of fresh lemon and served over fluffy rice. A quick, spicy seafood dinner in just 30 minutes.

Becsinált Fogolyleves is a traditional Hungarian quail soup simmered with boletus mushrooms, carrots, peas, and a swirl of sour cream. Hearty, earthy, and ready in 45 minutes.

Homemade caramel turtle candies with pecan halves, melted caramels thinned with whipped topping, and a semi-sweet chocolate shell. Three ingredients, no thermometer.

Creamed chicken in a from-scratch white sauce with peas and slivered almonds, seasoned with savory. Serve over biscuits, waffles, or in puff pastry shells.

Raw Fruit Pie or Tart with Apple-Juice Glaze recipe

Classic French tarte aux pommes with butter-sautéed apples in a flaky puff pastry shell, topped with a golden egg and vanilla custard. The apple tart that every French grandmother gets right.

Classic Oysters Rockefeller baked on the half shell under a buttery spinach topping spiked with Pernod and anchovy, layered with crisp bacon and a browned breadcrumb crust. The New Orleans appetizer, done right at home.

Dad's shepherd's pie: ground beef with mushrooms, tomato and brown gravy, topped with fluffy mashed potatoes and baked until the crust turns golden brown. Sunday-supper comfort food.

Classic Coquilles St-Jacques with a curry twist. Poached scallops in a creamy curry-mushroom sauce, piped into shell dishes with buttery mashed potato borders, then broiled golden. Old-school French elegance.

Halloween beef stew with flour-crusted meat, potatoes, carrots, and peas in a creamy thyme-coriander broth, served inside a carved pumpkin shell for a spooky seasonal showstopper.

A flourless European-style torte made with chestnuts, almonds, and dark rum, filled with chocolate whipped cream, then glazed with apricot preserves and chocolate icing.

Veggie burgers in pita bread are homemade grain patties of barley, lentils, and rice with carrots, onion, and sunflower seeds, pan-fried golden and stuffed into warm pita pockets with lettuce and tomato.

Sausage-stuffed butternut squash baked twice with thyme, tarragon, and egg custard. A savory fall main dish that uses the squash shells as edible bowls.

Creamed scallops in wine sauce, a retro microwave-friendly coquilles St. Jacques with mushrooms, white wine, and cream. Broiled golden in shells or ramekins for an elegant starter.

White chocolate coffee truffles with espresso cream centers, Kahlua, and a white chocolate shell topped with chopped chocolate-covered coffee beans. A homemade candy gift.

Crispy phyllo tart shells filled with homemade creme fraiche and topped with fresh mixed berries on a raspberry coulis. An elegant French-inspired dessert with shatteringly flaky pastry and tangy cream.