2,338 shell recipes

Whole steamed crab in shell with a Cantonese-style curry sauce of garlic, ginger, sherry, and sweet bell pepper. Restaurant-style banquet dish with theatrical presentation.

Chocolate coffee coconut cream pie: a silky chocolate custard infused with coconut milk and a hit of espresso, folded with shredded coconut and chilled in a flaky pre-baked crust. Three-flavor showstopper.

Mom's minestrone soup with crushed tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, kidney beans, carrots, and small pasta shells in a savory chicken broth. A vegetable-packed Italian classic ready in under 30 minutes.

Pineapple meringue pie with a cornstarch-thickened pineapple-lemon filling under tall, glossy peaks of beaten egg white. A bright, citrusy twist on the classic lemon meringue.

Tomato-based seafood soup with fresh herbs, pasta shells, and mixed seafood finished with dry sherry. Elegant 60-minute bisque.

Whole hard-shell crabs simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce with red pepper flakes, cracked and tossed over spaghetti. Messy, hands-on, and worth every napkin.

Magic lemon meringue pie thickens sweetened condensed milk with fresh lemon juice and zest, then bakes under a billowing meringue cap. Tart, creamy, and ready in under an hour.

Swiss cheese and mushroom quiche with sauteed onions, thyme, and dry mustard in a smooth egg custard. Baked in a pie crust and good hot, warm, or at room temperature.

French silk chocolate pie with whipped butter-sugar-chocolate filling and a buttery Oreo cookie crust. Classic no-bake filling that sets into a silky mousse-like slice in the fridge.

Midori melon liqueur chiffon pie with a fluffy gelatin-set filling and honeydew or kiwi garnish. A vintage 1980s cocktail-inspired no-bake summer dessert in a baked pastry shell.

No-bake key lime pie made with lime gelatin, sweetened condensed milk, fresh lime juice, and zest folded into a beaten egg-white cloud. A retro Florida pie that sets up cold without an oven.

Classic double-crust apple pie crowned with a bubbling pecan praline topping made from brown sugar, butter and half-and-half. Cinnamon apples meet candy-store crunch in one Southern-style pie.

Sweet-savory corn quiche with white corn, Swiss cheese, and a brown-sugar-cinnamon topping that caramelizes in the last five minutes. Vegetarian brunch dish that splits the difference between custard pie and breakfast.

Baked beef empanaditas filled with a picadillo of ground beef, raisins, green olives, hard-boiled egg, and cottage cheese in a golden egg-washed pastry.

Chocolate pecan pie with melted semi-sweet chocolate stirred into a classic corn syrup filling, loaded with pecan halves. Rich, gooey, and deeply chocolatey.

Topsy-turvy apple pie: a double-crust cinnamon apple pie baked over a brown sugar and pecan layer, then flipped so a glossy praline-pecan top crowns every slice. A clever twist on apple pie.