Stuffed & Fried Jumbo Pasta Shells

Name: Stuffed & Fried Jumbo Pasta Shells
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 jumbo pasta shells; as required Oil for deep frying; For Stuffing:; 1 small head broccoli diced finely; 1 cup shredded baby spinach (or regular); 3 cloves garlic minced finely; 1 chicken breast cooked and diced finely; 4 tbsp feta cheese; 1 tsp salt or to taste; 1 tsp black pepper powder; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tsp olive oil; For For Alfredo Sauce:; 2 tbsp butter; 1 cup full cream; 3/4 cup dehydrated potato flakes; 1 cup Parmesan cheese finely grated; 1 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp salt or to taste; 1 tsp black pepper powder; For For Outer Cover:; 1 beaten egg; 1 cup Breadcrumbs or Semolina/Rawa as required

Sonia Shringarpure (Thefoodiedoodler) @cook_16929983

Missouri, US

#nonindian
Pasta is worldwide popular Italian dish. When I came across Jumbo pasta shells, I knew I had to make some unique recipe. This is long on procedure but the outcome is worth it. Have it as dinner or snack, it definitely fills you up.

Sonia Shringarpure (Thefoodiedoodler) @cook_16929983

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Ingredients

60 minutes

5 servings

10jumbo pasta shells
as requiredOil for deep frying
For Stuffing:
1small head broccoli diced finely
1 cupshredded baby spinach (or regular)
3 clovesgarlic minced finely
1chicken breast cooked and diced finely
4 tbspfeta cheese
1 tspsalt or to taste
1 tspblack pepper powder
1 tbspbutter
1 tspolive oil
ForFor Alfredo Sauce:
2 tbspbutter
1 cupfull cream
3/4 cupdehydrated potato flakes
1 cupParmesan cheese finely grated
1 tspdried basil
1 tspsalt or to taste
1 tspblack pepper powder
ForFor Outer Cover:
1beaten egg
1 cupBreadcrumbs or Semolina/Rawa as required

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Steps

60 minutes

1

For Stuffing---
Heat butter and oil in nonstick pan. Add garlic and stir fry for 30 seconds.
2

Add broccoli, spinach, and chicken. Stir fry for 5 minutes.
Add feta cheese and sauté.
Add salt and pepper to taste taking care that feta is a salty cheese. Keep aside.
3

For Alfredo Sauce---
Heat a pot. Add butter. Once it melts, add cream. Cook the sauce till it starts thickening.
Add Parmesan cheese, herb, salt and pepper to taste.
4

Add potato flakes and mix well. The sauce will get denser. Mix the prepared stuffing in the sauce and give it a stir to mix thoroughly.
5

To assemble---
Cook the pasta in lot of salted water for 15 minutes. Drain and run them under cold water.
6

Heat a deep thick bottomed pot with oil. Fill the shells with 2 tsp stuffing and close the ends without the stuffing coming out.
7

Dip the shells in egg and roll in breadcrumbs or Rawa. Deep fry in medium hot oil till golden in colour on all sides.
8

Remove to a plate covered with paper napkins to drain oil.
Serve with any dip of your choice.
9

Note---
Adding chicken is completely optional.
Replace egg with milk/cream.