Stuffed Alfredo Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN ALFREDO STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a grill pan or iron skillet over medium heat, drizzle with olive oil, and cook the chicken on both sides until it's done. Remove and shred with two forks and allow to cool.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, cottage cheese, mozzarella, 1 cup of the Parmesan, eggs, 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, salt, pepper, and chicken. Stir to combine, splashing in 2 tablespoons heavy cream if needed. Set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and sprinkle over the flour. Whisk and cook until the roux turns golden brown. Pour in the milk and cream, whisking constantly, and cook for a few minutes, until thickened. Add the garlic, the additional 1 cup Parmesan, salt, pepper, 1 tablespoon minced parsley, and minced basil and stir until combined. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Set aside.
• Add 1 cup sauce to the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Using a spoon, fill each of the jumbo shells generously with the chicken/ricotta mixture. Lay them face down in the pan, then pour the sauce all over the top. Sprinkle on extra mozzarella and Parmesan, then bake for 25 minutes, or until bubbly and golden. Serve with salad!

CHICKEN ALFREDO STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute then whisk in flour and cook until mixture is golden.
• Pour in milk and heavy cream, whisking to make sure there are no lumps. Bring to a simmer and stir in Parmesan. Let simmer until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes, then season with salt and pepper. Add chicken to Alfredo sauce and toss to combine.
• Place bell peppers in a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper then divide chicken Alfredo between the peppers. Top with mozzarella and bake until peppers are softened and cheese is melted, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Garnish with parsley to serve.

CHICKEN ALFREDO STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta shells according to package directions for al dente. Drain and run under cold water until cool enough to touch.
• Mix the ricotta, 1 cup of the Italian blend cheese, the red pepper flakes, lemon zest, 1 pinch of the nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-bottom pot over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and add the leek to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Pour the wine into the pot and stir to scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil and reduce until completely evaporated, stirring. Lower the heat to medium, pour in the cream and bring to a simmer. Stir in the Parmesan, the remaining pinch nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper. Remove from the heat.
• Fold the chicken and its juices from the plate into the ricotta mixture. Spread 1 cup of the cream sauce onto the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish. Fill each pasta shell with a spoonful of ricotta mixture. Arrange the stuffed shells, seam-side up, shingling them so they all fit (you should have 5 shells along the short side and 6 shells along the long side). Ladle the remaining sauce over the top, then sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup Italian cheese blend and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the cheese and tops of noodles start to turn golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before sprinkling with some chives and more red pepper flakes.

CHICKEN ALFREDO STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown chicken in 1 tablespoon oil. Remove and set aside. In the same pan, saute mushrooms in remaining oil until tender; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the egg, ricotta, 1-1/2 cups Parmesan, mozzarella and seasonings., Drain and rinse pasta with cold water; stuff each shell with about 1 tablespoon of cheese mixture. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with chicken and mushrooms., In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add cream; cook 5 minutes longer. Add 1-1/2 cups Parmesan cheese; cook and stir until thickened., Pour sauce over the casserole. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until bubbly., If desired, cover and freeze unbaked shells for up to 1 month., To use frozen shells: Thaw in the refrigerator. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Bake as directed.

CARBONARA CHICKEN ALFREDO STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375° F. Spray 13 x 9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on box; spread on cookie sheet to cool. Drizzle with olive oil so shells don't stick together.
• In medium bowl, stir together Alfredo sauce and broth.
• In large bowl, mix chicken, ricotta, Parmesan, egg, parsley, garlic, pepper flakes, salt and pepper, and half of the cooked bacon. Fold mixture to combine well.
• Spoon just enough Alfredo sauce mixture in bottom of baking dish to cover bottom. When pasta is cool enough to handle, fill shells with chicken mixture. Place shells in slightly diagonal rows until baking dish is full (28 to 30 shells). Cover shells with remaining sauce.
• Bake about 35 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and filling is hot. Sprinkle with remaining bacon.

STUFFED ALFREDO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin; Set aside.
• Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain and set aside.
• Prepare Alfredo sauce according to package directions; set aside.
• Combine shredded mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
• Stir together sausage, spinach, ricotta cheese, and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese mixture.
• Spoon mixture evenly down center of each chicken breast, and roll up, jellyroll fashion.
• Arrange chicken rolls, seam side down, in a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish. (Secure with toothpick if needed).
• Pour Alfredo sauce over chicken, and sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese mixture.
• Bake at 350° for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is done. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Cut chicken rolls into slices.
• Serve with sauce; sprinkle evenly with diced tomatoes just before serving.

CHICKEN & BROCCOLI ALFREDO STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix egg, ricotta, mozzarella and 1/2 cup Parmesan in large bowl until blended. Add chicken and broccoli, mix well.
• Pour 1/2 cup pasta sauce into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Fill pasta shells with chicken mixture; place, filled sides up, in prepared baking dish. Pour remaining pasta sauce over shells; cover.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan; bake, uncovered, 2 min.

CHICKEN STUFFED POTATOES WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Set a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Rinse and scrub potatoes, then prick with a fork. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Set on the prepared rack.
• Bake potatoes in the preheated oven until the internal temperature is 205 to 212 degrees F (96 to 100 degrees C), about 50 minutes.
• While potatoes are baking, remove meat from rotisserie chicken; discard skin and bones. Pull or cut meat into chunks and keep warm.
• Prepare Alfredo sauce: Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat until sizzling. Add garlic in a single layer; cook until soft and fragrant but not brown, about 1 minute. Reduce heat and pour in half-and-half and cream; whisk to incorporate. Add Parmesan cheese and pepper and continue to whisk, until cheese is melted.
• Place vegetables in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high power until warm, about 3 minutes. Chop vegetables into bite-sized pieces if desired, and mix with chicken.
• When potatoes are finished baking, remove from the oven. Cut a slit into each potato with a fork or a knife, leaving 1/2 inch uncut on edge. Use both hands to press each potato in towards the center so it opens up. This will help let you stuff the potato.
• Top potatoes with chicken mixture and drizzle with Alfredo sauce.