Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, stuffed shells. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Assemble the Stuffed Shells Now you are ready to assemble the stuffed shells. Put a little sauce in the bottom of a large, rectangular baking tray (you will probably need another tray, too). Using a spoon, hold a shell and fill it with some of the ricotta and spinach filling. Rub the dried herbs in the palms of your hands to pulverize them, and stir into the cheese mixture.
Stuffed Shells is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Stuffed Shells is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stuffed shells using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Shells:
- Get 1 box jumbo shells
- Prepare 1 box frozen chopped spinach
- Make ready 1 lb chicken tenderloins
- Make ready 2 cup ricotta cheese
- Make ready 2 cup parmesan cheese
- Make ready 1 jar Vodka sauce
- Make ready 1 salt, to taste
- Get 1 pepper, to taste
- Make ready 1 adobo
- Get 1 italian seasoning
- Take 2 tsp freshly minced or grated garlic
- Prepare 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
To give the filling some extra flavor, I love to add some fresh herbs like basil and parsley. Don't forget a dash of oregano and some fresh garlic. How to Make Stuffed Shells Cook shells one minute shy of package instructions (so they don't fall apart when you're stuffing them), drain and arrange on a baking sheet so they don't stick together. Prepare the cheese filling by mixing together cheeses, egg, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic.
Steps to make Stuffed Shells:
- Boil shells according to box directions. Careful not to break apart while stirring.
- Season tenderloins with salt, pepper, adobo, italian seasoni, garlic and Worcestershire sauce.
- Sautee tenderloins until cooked through, do not over cook.
- While shells are cooking, thaw spinach in the microwave. Squeeze out all excess water thoroughly. Set aside in a bowl.
- Once chicken is done, let it rest and cool to touch.
- Chop chicken until it's shredded. You may have to use your hands to break it apart at some point. Add to bowl with spinach. Be sure to get the bits of garlic from the pan in here too.
- Drain shells once done, and let cool.
- Add ricotta and parmesan to spinach and chicken and mix thoroughly. You should taste the filling and see if you would like to add salt and/or pepper.
- Once shells are cooled, begin to stuff with the chicken/ricotta mixture. Each shell can hold a little more than a teaspoon.
- Line your shells in a baking dish that has a light layer of Vodka sauce at the bottom. When done, top with more sauce and cheese.
- Bake at 425 for 45 minutes, covered in foil.
How to Make Stuffed Shells Cook shells one minute shy of package instructions (so they don't fall apart when you're stuffing them), drain and arrange on a baking sheet so they don't stick together. Prepare the cheese filling by mixing together cheeses, egg, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic. In a large bowl, mix eggs, ricotta, half the mozzarella, half the Parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper until well combined. This Italian-inspired dish includes Jumbo Shells pasta, which have been stuffed with a variety of ingredients and baked with sauce and cheese in a casserole dish. Beef and ricotta is a classic stuffed shells filling, but you might also find spinach and cheese stuffed shells or sausage and cheese stuffed shells.
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