Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells are a delicious baked pasta recipe loaded with ricotta cheese, shredded chicken, mozzarella and parmesan all in a creamy garlic sauce.
Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells are a fun change from chicken fettuccine alfredo.
These jumbo pasta shells are stuffed with a ricotta, parmesan, mozzarella and shredded chicken mixture and then baked in a creamy garlic alfredo sauce.
This chicken alfredo recipe takes about an hour from start to finish and serves six people.
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To make this cheesy pasta recipe, I started by cooking 25 jumbo pasta shells according to the directions on the package and then draining them.
While the pasta was cooking, I dumped some shredded rotisserie chicken into a large mixing bowl.
I added some ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese and shredded parmesan cheese to the bowl.
Then I added some salt, pepper and garlic powder to the bowl.
I stirred all of the ingredients together until they were fully combined.
Then I poured some heavy cream into a large saute pan over medium heat.
I added some salt, pepper and garlic powder to the pan with the cream.
I whisked the cream and spices together well.
Then I increased the heat to bring the cream to a boil.
Once the cream was boiling I reduced the heat back to medium and left the cream to simmer and thicken for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
After 8 minutes I removed the pan from the heat.
I added shredded parmesan cheese to the pan.
I stirred until the cheese was melted.
Then I added some butter to the pan.
I stirred until the butter was melted.
Then I ladled approximately 1/3 of the sauce into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
I scooped the chicken and cheese mixture into the cooked pasta shells and placed the stuffed shells in a single layer on top of the sauce in the baking dish.
Then I poured the remaining sauce over the stuffed shells.
I sprinkled some shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the stuffed shells.
Then I placed the baking dish in the oven and baked the pasta until the sauce was bubbling and the cheese on top was starting to brown.
Then I removed the pan from the oven and allowed the pasta to sit for about five minutes.
I sprinkled some parsley flakes on top right before serving.
Then I scooped and served the chicken stuffed shells.
This is a hearty baked pasta recipe the whole family will love.
This recipe can be made with any precooked and shredded chicken but I like to buy a grocery store rotisserie chicken to save time.
If you are looking for a tasty chicken pasta recipe, then you need to try these Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells!
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Ingredients You’ll Need to make these Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells:
- 25 jumbo pasta shells
Filling
- 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
- 16 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Sauce
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup butter
Topping
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 tsp parsley flakes
How to Make Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells:
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Cook pasta shells according to the directions on the package, drain and set aside.
- While the pasta is cooking, dump the shredded chicken into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and garlic powder to the bowl.
- Stir all of the ingredients together until fully combined and then set aside.
- Pour the heavy cream into a large saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the salt, pepper and garlic powder to the pan.
- Whisk well.
- Increase the heat to bring the cream to a boil.
- Once the cream is boiling reduce the heat back to medium and leave the cream to simmer and thicken, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes.
- After 8 minutes remove the pan from the heat and add the shredded parmesan cheese to the pan.
- Whisk until the cheese is melted.
- Add the butter to the pan.
- Whisk until the butter is melted.
- Ladle approximately 1/3 of the sauce into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Spoon the chicken and cheese mixture into the cooked pasta shells and place them in a single layer on top of the sauce in the baking dish.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the stuffed shells.
- Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the stuffed shells.
- Place the baking dish in the oven and bake the pasta until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese on top is starting to brown. 30-35 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven and sprinkle the parsley flakes on top.
- Allow the pasta to sit for about 5 minutes before scooping and serving so that the sauce can thicken.
- Enjoy!
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Paula
Monday 12th of June 2023
This was over the top delicious! I cheated and used some jarred garlic Alfredo sauce and it was still amazing!