Seashell Casserole Recipes

SEASHELL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Spray a large casserole dish with cooking spray.
• (I have a 4 quart casserole dish I use for this.) In a large skillet, brown together ground beef and onion; drain grease and return to pan.
• Add tomato sauce, mushroom soup, 1/2 cup of the cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic.
• Simmer uncovered.
• While meat mixture is simmering, cook the pasta according to package directions.
• Combine the pasta and the meat mixture together in the casserole dish; mix well.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

CAPE COD SEAFOOD CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles according to package directions until just tender.
• Drain and transfer to 12 cup casserole dish.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt 2 tbsp of butter over medium-high heat.
• Saute mushrooms for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender.
• Spread over noodles, along with shrimp and scallops.
• In a small sauce pan, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly for about 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Gradually whisk in milk and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Pour over noodle mixture and sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and bake in preheated (350F) oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Remove from oven and preheat broiler. Uncover casserole, sprinkle with paprika and broil for 3 to 5 minutes or until top is golden brown.

CREAMY TUNA AND SHELLS CASSEROLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook shell pasta according to package directions.
• Add butter to sauté pan on low-med heat.
• Add celery and onions.
• Sauté until onions almost clear.
• Add mushrooms - remove from heat.
• Drain veggies (if extra butter in pan).
• Put veggies in pan, add soup, tuna, milk, cheese until heated through and cheese melted.
• Remove from heat add mayo and cook pasta.
• Pour into baking dish, top with remaining shredded cheese bake until cheese is melted and "browning" (approx 1/2 hour).
• Remove and let sit for about 5 minutes.
• Eat.

PASTA CRAB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute onions, mushrooms and green pepper in butter until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat. Drain pasta; add to vegetable mixture. Stir in the crab, sour cream, salt and basil. , Transfer to two greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months. Cover and bake the second casserole at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes longer. , To use frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until heated through.