Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells
This is a hit for football Sundays. For a thicker stuffing, drain ricotta overnight. Serve with ranch and blue cheese dressing for dipping.
Servings per recipe: 6
Calories per serving: 698
Preparation time: 15m
Total cooking time: 3h 40m
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup cayenne pepper sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot®)
- 1 (16 ounce) container whipped ricotta cheese
- cooking spray
- 1 (16 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
- 1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground chicken in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
- 2 Melt butter in the skillet with the cooked chicken. Stir cayenne pepper sauce into the chicken mixture and remove from heat.
- 3 Squeeze as much moisture from the ricotta cheese using a cheese cloth or paper towels; put drained cheese in a large bowl. Add chicken mixture to the cheese and stir. Refrigerate until completely chilled, 3 to 4 hours.
- 4 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- 5 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells in the boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; drain. Rinse with cold water until no longer hot; drain.
- 6 Spoon chicken mixture into cooked pasta shells and arrange into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend over the stuffed shells; season with salt and pepper.
- 7 Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is slightly melted and the stuffing is hot in the middle, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrion facts:
Total Fat | 29g | 45% |
Saturated Fat | 18.0g | |
Cholesterol | 126mg | 42% |
Sodium | 1452mg | 58% |
Potassium | 459mg | 13% |
Total Carbohydrates | 62.8g | 20% |
Dietary Fiber | 2.5g | 10% |
Protein | 44.4g | 89% |
Sugars | 3g | |
Vitamin A | 599IU | |
Vitamin C | 28mg | |
Calcium | 235mg | |
Iron | 4mg | |
Thiamin | 0mg | |
Niacin | 20mg | |
Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
Magnesium | 69mg | |
Folate | 194mcg |