Tuna Zucchini Pasta Shells Recipes

TUNA ZUCCHINI ELBOW PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir zucchini, salt, Italian herbs, and red pepper flakes into garlic oil; cook and stir until zucchini begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Mix in marinara sauce and water and bring sauce to a boil.
• Gently mix tuna into sauce. Simmer until zucchini are almost tender, 7 to 10 more minutes.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; stir in elbow macaroni. Cook until still firm, about 7 minutes. Drain well.
• Mix elbow macaroni into tuna sauce until thoroughly combined. Taste for salt levels and adjust if necessary. Turn off heat, cover pan, and let pasta and sauce stand for exactly 6 minutes and 15 seconds. Pasta will soak up the sauce and become more tender.
• Serve in bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

TUNA ZUCCHINI CAKES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Remove from heat., Add tuna, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, zucchini, eggs, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper to onion mixture; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into six 1/2-in.-thick patties; coat with remaining bread crumbs. , In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add patties; cook 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and heated through.

TUNA-FILLED SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Meanwhile in a saucepan, combine the flour, milk, dill and salt until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Pour 1-1/4 cups sauce into a 2-qt. baking dish; set aside. , In a nonstick skillet, saute celery and onion in oil until tender. Add bread. Stir in the tuna, salad dressing and cheese; mix well. Drain shells; stuff with tuna mixture. Place over sauce. Drizzle with remaining sauce. Cover and bake at 350° until bubbly and heated through, 25-30 minutes.

TUNA-STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with salted water, place the zucchini into the pot, and boil over medium heat for about 5 minutes to soften. Remove the zucchini, slice in half lengthwise, and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Scoop out the flesh from the zucchini halves, leaving a 1/2-inch shell. Set aside the scooped out flesh in a bowl.
• Place the zucchini flesh into a bowl and mash well. Mix in the tuna, onion, tomato, bread crumbs, egg, salt, and black pepper. Lightly stuff the zucchini shells with the tuna mixture. Drizzle about 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil over each stuffed zucchini half.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are slightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.

ZUCCHINI & RICOTTA SHELLS

Steps:

• In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
• In a large bowl, toss together pasta, ricotta, lemon zest, salt, pepper, and half of the reserved cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, quarter each zucchini lengthwise. With knife, cut away core; cut on bias into slices.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute zucchini until tender, about 5 minutes. Add to pasta, along with mint, green onion, lemon juice, and enough cooking liquid for desired creaminess, tossing to coat.

TUNA-ZUCCHINI PASTA SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook the shells until al dente, set aside to cool.
• Pre-heat oven to 200°C and oil a 9in x 13in casserole dish.
• Clean the zucchini, finely dice it and in 1 tablespoon of olive oil lightly sauté the zucchini in a pan. (Best to start this after the pasta is done so the shells are cool enough to handle by the time you have to fill them.).
• Drain the tuna, flake it, and mix the tuna into the zucchini.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Fill the shells with the tuna-zucchini mixture and put in the casserole dish.
• Peel the garlic and press garlic with a garlic press.
• Finely chop chili if you aren't using prechopped chilis.
• Saute the chili and garlic in 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan.
• Seed and dice tomatoes, add tomatoes and a small amount of juice from can to the pan, stir and let cook for a minute.
• Add crème fraîche to the pan, stir, add salt and pepper to taste and cook for 2-3 minutes, until hot.
• Pour sauce over the shells.
• Sprinkle cheese over the casserole dish.
• Put in oven uncovered and bake for 25 minutes.