Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells.
You can have Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells using 15 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells
- You need of jumbo shells.
- Prepare of chicken cut into cubes.
- Prepare of olive oil, divided.
- You need of fresh spinach (optional).
- Prepare of sliced mushrooms (optional).
- It's of egg, lightly beaten.
- You need of ricotta cheese.
- Prepare of grated parmesan cheese.
- You need of shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Prepare of chopped parsley.
- Prepare of salt.
- It's of ground black pepper.
- Prepare of butter, cubed.
- You need of minced garlic.
- It's of heavy whipping cream.
Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells step by step
- Cook shells according to package. Drain and rinse pasta, set aside..
- Brown chicken in half the olive oil, remove and set aside..
- In the same pan saute mushrooms and spinach if using in remaining oil, remove and set aside..
- Preheat oven to 350°..
- In a bowl combine egg, ricotta, 1 cup grated parmesan, 1 cup mozzarella and all seasonings..
- Grease a large baking dish..
- Stuff shells with cheese mixture and place in prepared baking dish..
- Top with chicken, mushrooms and spinach..
- In a large sauce pan melt butter over med heat, add garlic cook and stir 1 minute..
- Add cream to the butter and garlic sauce and cook 5 more minutes..
- Add 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese..
- Continue to cook and stir until sauce thickens..
- Pour sauce over the shells, chicken and mushrooms..
- Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Cover with foil..
- Bake for 30 minutes, uncover and bake another 10-15 minutes more..
- Serve with salad and some nice bread..
- If you really like parmesan you can increase the total amount to 3 1/4 cups using 1 1/2 cups in steps 5 and 11 instead of 1 cup..