CHICKEN STUFFED SHELLS RECIPE

Flavorful chicken and broccoli are stuffed inside of tender pasta shells and smothered with cheese and a decadent cajun cream sauce.  

CHICKEN STUFFED SHELLS RECIPE

Ingredients

• 1/2 (12 ounce) box jumbo shells 6 ounces total
• 2 tbsp Land O Lakes® Butter with Canola Oil
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese divided
• 1 tbsp creole seasoning divided
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• salt (if needed) to taste
• black pepper to taste
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup rotisserie chicken shredded
• 1 cup broccoli cooked and diced
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• Parsley for garnish

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Cook the jumbo pasta shells according to the instructions on the box and set aside separately to bring back to room temperature.
• Add Land O Lakes® Butter with Canola Oil to a large pan over medium high heat. Once melted, add garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds making sure not to overcook and cause burning.
• Add heavy cream, ½ cup of parmesan cheese, ½ tablespoon of creole seasoning, and all of the Italian seasoning and stir to mix together. Bring cream sauce to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5-7 minutes to thicken. Once thickened, remove from heat and pour into a large baking pan and set aside.
• Next in a separate medium sized bowl, add ricotta cheese, chicken, broccoli, onion, remaining parmesan and remaining creole seasoning and stir together to combine well.
• Stuff room temperature shells with chicken mixture and add to bottom of sauced baking pan.
• Cover with mozzarella cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until cheese has completely melted and is bubbling. Remove from oven. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes, garnish with parsley and serve.

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