Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Adventures in Chicken Alfredo Shells

So I know I've had a TON of food posts but that's all I have ready right now. Eventually I will have more up I promise. I have a couple of art projects I'm working on getting up. At any rate dinner tonight...

So today I made Chicken Alfredo Shells! SOOOO yummy!!!




So I kinda forgot to take step by step pics... Oops... But these were actually pretty easy to make!

What you'll need!

1 jar Alfredo
cooked jumbo shell pasta (about 24-28 shells depending on your casserole dish)
2 cans of chicken shredded
1 block cream cheese
1 can of cream of chicken (or cream of mushroom, or cream of chicken and mushroom which is what I use)
Some milk (will explain)
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 cup shredded mozzarella


So you've cooked your pasta! Awesome! Now in a big bowl mix the cream cheese, chicken, and can of cream of whatever. Tada you have filling!

Now prepare your casserole dish. Pour about half the Alfredo into the casserole dish and make sure it coats the bottom. Now fill the jar with milk and replace the lid, now shake it up. (this is why a jar is important) Set the jar of milky Alfredo to the side.

Ok you are ready to stuff your shells! Stuff them with the cream cheese mix and line them up in the casserole dish. Now pour the milky Alfredo around the shells.

Now for the topping! Combine bread crumbs, shredded mozzarella, and Parmesan. Sprinkle liberally over the top and pop in the oven for about twenty to thirty minutes at 350. Bake until the top is golden brown and the sauce is bubbly. Now enjoy!!!


So I had some left over filling... I didn't stuff mine enough and I made WAY too much pasta shells. So I have a left overs recipe I made too. That one I stuck in the fridge until we're ready to eat it. When I bake it I'll make a post about it.



BONUS!!!!

Cheesy Garlic Crescents!


I made these to go with the shells. SO easy to make!

1 can crescents
1 spoonfull minced garlic (I keep a gaint jar of it in my fridge)
3 spoonfulls spreedable butter
1 handful shredded mozzerella
Mrs. Dash (I just eye balled this one... maybe a tsp or two)

Mix everything other than the crecents together into a paste. Open your crescents and roll them out flat. Spread butter mix over the crescent dough. Now pull off each crecent and roll up and bake as normal. Tada!



So this one was a bit sketchy... I promise I'll remember to get step by step pics next time and messure things better. 

Love,
~Jamie