Stuffed Shells with Summer Vegetables
 
 
Jumbo stuffed shells filled with a mix of summer vegetables - corn, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, red onion, green beans - and then topped with a corn-infused cream sauce.
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1¾ lb cherry tomatoes
  • kosher salt
  • 9 oz jumbo shell pasta
  • 2 large ears corn, shucked
  • 2½ cups heavy cream
  • 2½ tsp Maldon sea salt
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • handful of basil leaves, roughly chopped
  • pinch of red pepper flakes
  • ½ lb zucchini, trimmed and cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 5 oz green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • handful of parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain well and place in a bowl of cold water. Let sit until cool, then drain opening side down onto a paper towel-lined plate.
  2. Meanwhile, cut the corn kernels from the cob and set aside. Break the cobs into a few pieces and place in a medium pot along with the heavy cream and ½ tsp salt. Bring to a boil then remove from the heat.
  3. Wipe out the large pot that you used to boil the pasta. Pour the oil into the pot and heat over medium-high. Add the onion and 1 tsp of the salt. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook until it's golden, 1-2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, covered, until the onions are very soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in half of the basil and cook uncovered for 8 minutes, or until the onions are lightly browned.
  4. Add the tomatoes to the pot with the vegetables along with the remaining 1 tsp sea salt. Cook, stirring, until the tomatoes are broken down, about 12 minutes. Add the corn kernels and increase the heat. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes. Add in the red pepper flakes, zucchini, green beans, and the remaining basil. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 5-8 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  5. Heat oven to 400F.
  6. Fill each large shell with about 2 tbsp of the vegetable mixture and then place it, open side up, in a 9x13 enameled baking pan. Repeat until all of the shells are stuffed and then pour any remaining vegetables over the pasta.
  7. Discard the corn cobs and pour the cream evenly over the stuffed shells. Bake until the cream has thickened, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle on the parmesan cheese and broil until it is light golden, about 3-5 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes and then serve.
Notes
Recipe slightly adapted from A Girl and Her Greens
Recipe by Joanne Eats Well With Others at https://joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2019/07/stuffed-shells-with-summer-vegetables.html