Description
A spicy, cheesy, and outrageously good dinner with a creamy buffalo chicken filling inside tender jumbo pasta shells.
Ingredients
- → 12 jumbo pasta shells
- → 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- → 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- → 1 cup ricotta cheese
- → 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- → 4 ounce cream cheese, softened
- → 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- → 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- → 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Cook pasta shells to al dente according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, ricotta, ½ cup of the mozzarella, cream cheese, and garlic powder.
- Fill each pasta shell with the chicken mixture and arrange them in a baking dish.
- Top with the remaining ½ cup of mozzarella cheese and drizzle with ranch dressing.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Garnish with green onions. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Don’t overcook the shells or they will be too soft to stuff.
- Use a thick, good quality buffalo sauce for the best flavor.
- For an even cheesier crust, you can mix some Parmesan cheese with the mozzarella.
- You can prepare this dish a day in advance and bake it when you’re ready to eat.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 shells
- Calories: 590
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 1100mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: Creamy Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells