Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells

5 from 5 votes

Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells is an easy dinner recipe you can make with rotisserie chicken, homemade Alfredo sauce and plenty of cheese. Your whole family will love this delicious stuffed shells recipe, and it works great with leftover turkey, too!

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings:

Author: Dee

Cost: $10

Ingredients

Shells

12 ounces jumbo shells
2 cups cooked chicken cubed or shredded
15 ounces ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Alfredo Sauce

½ cup butter 1 stick
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
pinch of nutmeg

Instructions

In a large pot of boiling water, cook shells until al dente, about 2 minutes less than directions on package call for. Place on greased baking sheet to cool down
In a mixing bowl, mix the chicken, ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, Italian seasoning and pepper until well combined
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and spray a 13 x 9 baking dish with non stick spray
Gently stuff about 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture into each shell. Place stuffed side up in baking dish
In large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in heavy cream, and increase heat to medium high
Stir in nutmeg. When mixture starts to bubble, reduce heat to medium, and stir in Parmesan cheese, 1 cup at a time, stirring or whisking continuously until smooth and starting to thicken. Sauce should coat the back of the spoon
Remove from heat, and pour over stuffed shells, making sure sauce covers the bottom of the pan
Sprinkle remaining cup of mozzarella cheese over shells
Lightly spray a large sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray, and place loosely over pan, sprayed side down
Place into preheated oven, and bake for 15 minutes. Then, remove foil, and bake for another 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling
Allow to cool for about 10 minutes so that sauce thickens more, then serve

Notes

This makes a lot of sauce. If you want less sauce, cut the sauce recipe in half.

You can use 1 large jar of your favorite Alfredo sauce instead of using homemade.

You can fit about 28 shells into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. I make a whole box to allow for breakage, so you may have some leftover. Or, you can make more filling and use the whole box and a larger dish or 2 casserole dishes.

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