Greek Stuffed Shells
What do you do when you can’t find the recipe you’re looking for? Make it up. That’s right. I made my own recipe!! I had 1 lemon that I needed to use up. When my dad was going through the cupboard above the stove, he pointed out that I had jumbo shells I needed to use (they were up there probably at least a year). What does lemon juice + shells equal? Greek stuffed shells, of course. I googled for recipes, but I got nothing. So I took the typical Greek ingredients and replaced the Italian ingredients with these. I also decided to enter this into the Weekend Cookbook Challenge 18 – Red and White due to the tomatoes and cucumber sauce.
EDIT – Round up is now posted.
Greek Stuffed Shells
12 jumbo shells
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup cucumber, peeled and diced
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dillweed
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
1 egg, beaten
5 black olives, chopped
1. Boil water. Cook shells for 10 minutes. Drain; run under cold water to stop any further cooking.
2. For the sauce, combine yogurt, cucumbers, garlic powder, 1/2 tsp dillweed, and 1 Tbsp lemon juice. Cover and let chill in the refrigerator.
3. Combine cheese, 1/2 tsp dill, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, tomatoes, egg, and olives.
4. Preheat oven to 350F. Spread the bottom of 13×9 pan with some of the sauce. Place shells on top. Stuff with the cheese mixture. Pour remaining sauce on top. Cover with foil. Bake for 35 minutes.
Source: Sauce from Recipe Zaar, Shell recipe by me
Nectarine Crisp
I also made dessert. This has nothing to do with Greek cuisine but still delicious nonetheless. I used this recipe from Recipe Zaar. I left out the blueberries and wheat germ. Next time, I will try it with raspberries.
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Delicious! Thanks for taking part in WCC again Carla.
I find myself making up lots of my own recipes. The only problem is, I don't write down the amounts of many of the ingredients, so I worry about posting some of my "creations." The dessert quite tasty!