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We started cooking together in the summer of 2015 and have planned and cooked a dinner every week since. Our recipes are often inspired by the New York Times’ cooking website but are adapted to fit Muncie availability and a college budget. It's freezing outside, snow is falling, finals are coming and all you want to eat is something easy and cheesy that will feed you for a week. The perfect choice? These chicken Alfredo stuffed shells.
Chicken Alfredo stuffed shells
Estimated cost per serving: $1.50
Ingredients:
- 1 cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 1 box jumbo pasta shells
- 1 15-ounce container of ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 jar Alfredo sauce
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese (divided into two halves)
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. While waiting, you may want to shred the chicken.
- Cook the pasta shells for 10-12 minutes until tender. While these cook, make the filling.
- In a bowl, combine the ricotta, egg, Italian seasoning, chicken and half of the Parmesan until fully mixed.
- Pour half of the Alfredo sauce into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish.
- Drain the shells and begin to stuff them. Spoon about two tablespoons of filling into each shell and place into the sauced pan.
- Repeat until the pan is full (we made about 21 shells).
- Bake, covered with aluminum foil, for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 10.
Serves eight.
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