CHICKEN PARMESAN STUFFED SHELLS
Chicken cheese Stuffed Shells - Delicious stuffed shell food crammed with cheese and tender chicken, flat-topped with spaghetti sauce sauce and a lot of cheese!
Chicken cheese stuffed shells area unit a simple and delicious dark meal that's bound to be a brand new family favorite!
Stuffed shell food has invariably been a favourite meal of mine. Creating them on Dec 24 was a practice at my house that I completely fair-haired each year! These chicken cheese stuffed shells area unit my spin on a mixture of 2 of my absolute favorite meals – those superb stuffed shells I had growing up and in fact, chicken parmesan! Currently these stuffed shells area unit most easier to create than they give the impression of being. It’s a simple meal that feeds a crowd and takes but forty minutes. Crazy, right?
I extremely recommend serving these stuffed shells with some breadstuff. For me, food simply isn’t complete unless I will be dipping some crisp bread within the sauce. The mixture of flavors is thus excellent along too!
INGREDIENTS :
- 1 package jumbo shell pasta
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 5-6 chicken tenders
- 2 cups marinara
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
INSTRUCTIONS :
- Cook chicken tenders and jumbo shell pasta according to instructions on the packaging. Make sure to drain pasta and well and let cool a bit before proceeding. Cut chicken tenders into chunks that are about 1/2 inch cubes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl, combine ricotta, half of the mozzarella, parmesan, garlic powder, italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir until well combined.
- Cover the bottom of a large baking dish with half of the marinara sauce. Spread it evenly around. Spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoon of ricotta filling into each of the shells before placing 2 chunks of chicken on top of the filling. Place face up in the baking dish. Repeat with remaining shells.
- Cover the shells with the remaining marinara and sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese and bread crumbs on top. Place in oven and bake 20-22 minutes.
