This is a hit for football Sundays. For a thicker stuffing, drain ricotta overnight. Serve with ranch and blue cheese dressing for dipping.
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells
Prep time: 15 mins | Cooking time: 25 mins | Total: 3 hrs 40 mins | Additional: 3 hrs| Servings: 6.
To make this amazing buffalo chicken stuffed shells You’ll need the following ingredients:
Ingredients
1 pound ground chicken
1/4 cup butter
1 cup cayenne pepper sauce (such as Frank’s(R) RedHot(R))
1 (16 ounces) container whipped ricotta cheese
cooking spray
1 (16 ounces) package jumbo pasta shells
1 (8 ounces) package shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend
salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
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.
Melt butter in the skillet with the cooked chicken. Stir cayenne pepper sauce into the chicken mixture and remove from heat.
Squeeze as much moisture from the ricotta cheese using a cheesecloth 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.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare a 13×9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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.
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.
Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is slightly melted and the stuffing is hot in the middle, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition info:
Per Serving: 698 calories; 29 g total fat; 126 mg cholesterol; 1452 mg sodium. 62.8 g carbohydrates; 44.4 g protein.
