Cheesy Chicken Stuffed Shells

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 chicken breasts, cooked and finely chopped
• 18 jumbo pasta shells, cooked per package directions
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 cups milk or 3 cups cream
• salt
• pepper
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1 cup prepared marinara sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 mix chopped chicken, egg, ricotta, parsley, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella and 1/2 cup parmesan in bowl and set aside.
• 3 make sauce: melt butter in saucepan and add flour.
• 4 cook a little, but don't let butter brown.
• 5 add milk and salt, pepper and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
• 6 cook and stir until thickened.
• 7 spread half of the marinara sauce in bottom of pan.
• 8 fill cooled shells with chicken mixture.
• 9 pour sauce over shells and drizzle rest of marinara over top.
• 10 sprinkle remaining mozzarella over all.
• 11 cover and bake about 40 minutes.
• 12 uncover and bake another 15 minutes.