Yield: 8 shells or 4 main dish servings (if served with a salad)
In celebration of finally being able to chew again following oral surgery, I offer you these tasty and fun little boats of goodness…enjoy!
My mom, a wonderful cook always on the lookout for her next favorite recipe, used to make a zucchini, Swiss cheese and torn bread filling that I adored. She would stuff it between the meat and skin of a chicken breast before baking. As a vegetarian, I loved the filling on its own. As a vegan, I combine the grated zucchini with caraway seeds and a little of my ultra-creamy vegan Alfredo sauce to capture something of the same taste and texture as the melted Swiss cheese. Since everything is better with a member of the onion family, I also add a little sauteed shallot and garlic. I think you’ll love these tender shells bursting with their nutritious green-flecked filling and nestled into my marinara sauce which is vibrant and vitamin-infused courtesy of pureed carrot and red bell pepper. But veggie phobic diners will never know.
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Spring 2011
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September 20, 2009 at 7:02 am
Fantastic! I've been looking for a stuffed shells recipe that didn't include hours in the kitchen, tofu, unnecessary fat, or fake fake cheese. This is perfect! Congratulations on healing well and being back to chewy crunchy food 🙂
September 20, 2009 at 8:23 am
I'm so glad! And I'm with you; I'm just not a fan of manufactured soy cheeses, other than the cream cheese. These shells go together quickly even if making the sauces, but they are ultra-fast if the sauces are premade. The Alfredo contains tofu–and the sauce is oh-so-good even by itself–but the amount is small. I hope you love them. Thanks for the well wishes–I will never take chewing for granted again!
September 20, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I totally dig tofutti cream cheese. Good stuff! I saw that the alfredo had tofu in it but I trust your sauciness, lol, so I'm gonna try it just like your recipe.
Glad you're back to chewing again and that you're feeling better! A girl can only eat smoothies for so long before she needs crisp, bitey veggies.
September 20, 2009 at 5:32 pm
It, like the Earth Balance butter, the soy sour cream, and Soy Whip are manufactured dairy substitutes that I stand behind.
Ooh, I love being "saucy." I've used the Alfredo in several things now and there's nothing I want to change about it.
I was feeling a lot better until I caught a heck of a cold–it came on last night. Darn. But at least I can still chew!