Shells Calais

I made this dish and the name because it tasted pretty good and looked nice. Can be used as a stand-alone dish.

• 1 cup pasta shells

Boil in 1 quart pot with salt.

• 2 tbs. soy sauce infused with chili peppers
• 1 lb. hamburger
• 1/2 large onion/ 1 small onion, diced
  
• 2 stalk celery, diced
• about 1/2 cup beef or chicken broth
• 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots (or any frozen vegetable mix you like)
  
• salt
• pepper
• cayenne
• Italian spice mix
  

For sauce thickener:

• 2 tsp. flour
• 1 pad butter

Brown hamburger in pan greased with olive oil. Season hamburger with salt and pepper. Remove hamburger to separte container, leaving oils in the pan. Saute onions and celery, and season with salt and pepper. Add hamburger back. Add the broth. In a bowl, mix together pad of butter and flour with a fork. Add as thickener. If it is too thick and starts to clump, add water as needed. Add in cooked pasta shells and peas and carrots. Add soy sauce at the very end and season to taste.

If you know what beef stroganoff, this is very similar, except the sour cream, which can be added if preferred.