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Published: Feb 7, 2017 · Modified: Oct 27, 2017 by Jacqui

Stuffed Lumaconi (Lumache) snail shell pasta


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Stuffed Lumaconi (lumache) pasta
Stuffed Lumaconi (lumache) pasta
Pasta choices!

Here in Italy there are so many different pasta shapes that it’s sometimes difficult to decide which to use. Of course, much depends on the type of ingredients you are planning to make use of and what type of dish you feel like eating; something light and vegetarian for those hot summer days or something more substantial in winter?

I sometimes choose the pasta type first and then find a recipe for it if I don’t already know one or want something different. On other occasions, I think first about the type of dish I want to make. Like the other day, I decided I wanted to make a stuffed pasta to bake in the oven and went in search of a good pasta shape for stuffing and baking. There are a number of different pastas which can be cooked this way. Cannalloni, paccheri or conchiglioni (pasta shells) are all great. However, I found something I’d never used before, lumaconi also known as lumache (meaning snails) These lovely large pasta shells are shaped like snail shells (Hence the name!). They are big enough to take quite a lot of filling inside and can even be eaten as finger food!

Snail shell pasta is great for stuffing
Snail shell pasta is great for stuffing!
Lumaconi made from pasta di Gragnano are the best!

In addition the lumaconi I found were Pasta di Gragnano! Now Gragnano  pasta is among the best pasta in Italy. The small town of Gragnano, where this pasta is produced, is historically the home of Italian dry pasta production, pasta having been produced there since the 16th century.  There are many reasons why the quality of this pasta is so high, but briefly the location, climate, water and production methods of Gragnano contribute to the production of an excellent pasta that is easy to digest, nutrient-rich, artisan and delicious! If you have never eaten pasta di Gragnano, see if you can order or buy it because it is sure to become your pasta of choice from that day forward!

Anyway back to my lumaconi! I chose to fill them with quite a rich minced meat filling which also has ricotta and bechamel sauce inside, so a little time-consuming to make. (see recipe below) Of course, you can also make a vegetarian filling fo them with, for example, ricotta and spinach.

Some of the ingredients for my stuffed lumaconi pasta
Some of the ingredients for my stuffed giant lumaconi pasta
Two ways to serve the stuffed lumaconi

Since this baked pasta recipe doesn’t involve a sauce apart from the filling, I decided, as an experiment, to serve the lumaconi in two different ways; on a bed of spinach and a bed of caramelized red onions and peppers with roasted cherry tomatoes. In both cases, I put the pasta and the vegetables inside a crispy cheese bowl made from grana padana! As you can imagine both were a hit with my hubby, who was the only taster on this occasion! Next time I make this stuffed pasta dish, there will have to be more guests at the table as I was eating leftovers for the next couple of days. (They are very filling!) Not that I’m complaining!

I'm sure you will love these stuffed snail shells! Take a look at the recipe on the next page and do comment and let me know how they turn out when you make them!

Buon Appetito!

(see the recipe on page 2)

Lumaconi stuffed and ready for the oven.
Lumaconi stuffed and ready for the oven.

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  1. AnneCCC says

    July 17, 2022 at 5:46 am

    hey jacqui girl!!!!

    love this stuff (get it? stuff because the pasta is stuffed and i said stuff as in ur recipes do u get it it was joke) 🙂

    keep up the good 🙂

    xoxo

    Reply
  2. AnneCC says

    November 02, 2020 at 10:48 am

    Made this Jaqui and it was moreish. Thx you

    Reply
  3. Ken says

    April 08, 2019 at 2:30 am

    With regard to: Stuffed Lumaconi (Lumache) snail shell pasta, I can't find the recipe on Page 2 - There is no link to get me to page 2, so I'm completely lost as to how to get the directions to make this dish.

    I did very much enjoy your words on page 1 - very enticing.

    Send me an email with the recipe directions - Thanks - 4/7/2019

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    • Jacqui says

      April 10, 2019 at 8:02 am

      Hi Ken, I checked the link to page 2 on this recipe and it works. Perhaps you can try it again please!

      Reply

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