Crab Stuffed Shells

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (12 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can plum tomatoes, in juice,chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 2 cups cooked crabmeat
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375ºf.
• 2 cook pasta shells according to the package directions.
• 3 drain and rinse with cool water.
• 4 sauce: in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• 5 add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
• 6 stir in the tomatoes, red pepper, and oregano and lower heat to medium-low.
• 7 cover the pan and simmer the mixture 15 min.
• 8 stir in the salt.
• 9 combine crab, ricotta cheese, egg, 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese, parsley, and black pepper.
• 10 l.
• 11 stuff each pasta shell with some of the ricotta mixture.
• 12 lay the stuffed shells in a baking dish add tomato sauce.
• 13 sprinkle the remaining parmesan cheese over the sauce.
• 14 bake 20 min or so until sauce is bubbly.