Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Stuffed Shells

Christina
Christina @cook_3000087
USA

A marriage of two delicious pasta recipes, stuffed shells and chicken alfredo. I usually cook a couple chicken breasts in the crockpot each week and shred them to have on hand for quick dinners/lunches, so that's what I used, but a rotisserie chicken would work good as well. I also use jarred alfredo, to make this dinner quicker to put together, but feel free to use homemade.

Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Stuffed Shells

A marriage of two delicious pasta recipes, stuffed shells and chicken alfredo. I usually cook a couple chicken breasts in the crockpot each week and shred them to have on hand for quick dinners/lunches, so that's what I used, but a rotisserie chicken would work good as well. I also use jarred alfredo, to make this dinner quicker to put together, but feel free to use homemade.

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Ingredients

4 servings
  1. 12 oz.jumbo shells
  2. 1 tbsp.olive oil
  3. 2 cupschicken, cooked and shredded
  4. 2 cupsbroccoli florets, cut small
  5. 2 cupsricotta cheese
  6. 2large eggs
  7. to tasteoregano
  8. to tastesalt and pepper
  9. to tastedried basil
  10. to tasteonion powder
  11. to tastegarlic powder
  12. 3/4 cupparmesan cheese, shredded
  13. 1 jar (14.5 oz.)Alfredo sauce, divided
  14. 3/4 cupmozzarella cheese, shredded
  15. parsley for garnish

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Start a large pot of water and 1 tbsp. of olive oil heating on high heat. Once it reaches a boil, add in the shells. Cook for 1 minute less than the time called for on the box, they will be easier to stuff this way. Once they are done, drain in a colander and immediately rinse them with cold water. This will stop the cooking process, so that they don't get any softer. Set them aside.

  2. 2

    While boiling the shells, start a medium pot of water heating on high heat to start to cook the broccoli (you could also steam them). Once water reaches a boil, add in the broccoli and cook until tender (4-6 minutes). Drain broccoli and set aside.

  3. 3

    In a large mixing bowl, place your ricotta cheese and crack both eggs. Whisk together until just blended. Next, whisk in the seasonings, to taste and the parmesan cheese.

  4. 4

    Stir in the chicken and broccoli to the ricotta mixture and stir to combine.

  5. 5

    Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9x13 deep baking pan or casserole dish with non-stick spray or line with foil. Place about 1/2 of the alfredo sauce you are using onto the bottom of the baking dish and spread around. Set aside.

  6. 6

    Working 1 at a time, stuff each shell with 1-2 tbsp. of the ricotta and chicken mixture. Set each one in the baking pan side-by-side once stuffed, with the opening facing up. Do this until all are stuffed. Top the shells with the remaining alfredo sauce and then sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese.

  7. 7

    Cover the baking pan with foil and bake 20 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake an additional 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately. Refrigerate any leftovers.

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I love to bake and to try out new recipes! I'm always on the lookout for simple dinners for busy weeknights. A lot of the recipes I post on here are ones I've found on Pinterest or from different bloggers, and that I've tried and really enjoyed, but I always reference to where I got the recipe from in the recipe description and the pictures are my own. If there's no source listed, then it's a rare recipe that I came up with. I have two wonderful kids and I hope to pass on my love of cooking and baking to them.
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