| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 12 bites |
Ingredients
- Olive oil cooking spray, for the muffin tin
- 2 fresh pasta sheets, each cut into 3-inch squares
- 3/4 cup part-skim ricotta
- 1 1/4 teaspoons Calabrian chile paste
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/3 cup jarred marinara
- 6 extra-large shrimp, butterflied in half
- 12 small fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray a 12-cup metal mini muffin tin with the olive oil spray. Press a square of pasta into each cup. Set aside.
- Mix together the ricotta, chile paste, salt and oregano in a small bowl. Place a heaping teaspoon of the cheese mixture in the bottom of the pasta shells. Top with 1/2 teaspoon of the marinara. Press a piece of the shrimp gently into the cheese so the ends are sticking out. Spray the bites with the olive oil spray.
- Bake until the pasta is brown, the sauce is bubbling and the shrimps are cooked through, about 18 minutes. Remove the bites from the mold to cool slightly. Top with a basil leaf and serve.
Reviews
These didn’t work for us. They got soggy very fast. The flavors were very good. I think it needs a different format.
I used wonton wrappers and they turned out great. Reheated in the oven the next day – even better! Very easy to make and was a big hit at my party. They look way more complicated than they are.
Made these on Christmas Eve 2020. Used the mascarpone. Were delicious! Can’t wait to make again
So does she use marscapone or ricotta? She mentioned both in her video…uses the marscapone, but on her ingredient list it only calls for ricotta. So which one is it?
Hey get it right Giada
Not rating it because I haven’t made.
Can this be served room temperature ? I wish ALL appretizer recipes would include …serve room temperature, warm or just out of oven. It is so important !!!