Recipes

FISHERMAN'S BAKED SHELLS
  • Ingredients
  • 1 full load of pasta dough made into shells
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large yellow onions, chopped
  • 2 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 medium-size carrots, peeled and chopped fine
  • 2 medium-size stalks celery,chopped fine
  • 2 small red peppers, seeded, and chopped fine
  • 1 teaspoon each dried basil, marjoram, and rosemary, crumbled
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 3-1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 (6-1/2 ounce) cans water-packed light tuna, drained and flaked
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup minced parsley
Directions
  1. Make shells and set aside
  2. Heat the olive oil in a heavy 12-inch skillet over moderate heat for 1 minute
  3. Add onion, garlic, carrot, celery, red pepper, basil, marjoram, rosemary, and black pepper
  4. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 to 8 minutes
  5. Add the wine to the skillet and boil, uncovered, for 3 minutes
  6. Place the flour in a small bowl and add enough of the chicken broth, a tablespoon at a time, to make a smooth paste
  7. Blend in the rest of the chicken broth and add the mixture to the skillet
  8. Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes
  9. Lower the heat so that the mixture bubbles gently, cover, and simmer for 8 minutes or until the sauce has thickened
  10. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350?F
  11. Cook the shells, drain well and place in an ungreased 3-1/2- quart casserole
  12. Add the tuna but do not mix
  13. Stir the cheese, lemon juice, and half the parsley into the sauce
  14. Pour over the tuna and pasta shells and toss well to mix
  15. Cover and bake for 20 minutes
  16. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley and serve
  17. Tip: Water-packed tuna not only tastes better than tuna packed in oil, but also has less than a gram of fat per can
  18. Oil-packed tuna has as many as 20 grams of fat per can and almost twice the calories.


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