Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells Recipe
Savory Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells can be made with Cottage cheese or Ricotta Cheese and are a delicious creamy alternative to a regular classic stuffed shells recipe, These stuffed shells go great with blue cheese too!
Servings: 6
Calories: 416kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box 16 oz, jumbo pasta shells
- 2 cups shredded chicken breast
- 1, 5 oz container Frank's Red Hot Sauce
- 16 oz cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- chopped green onions optional for serving
Instructions
- Cook pasta shells according to package directions (about 9-10 minutes) and drain. Rinse with cold water. Set aside. Sometimes when shells sit for a bit while you prep, they stick together. If this happens to you, just rinse them off with water prior to stuffing.
- Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 9x13 pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set dish aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked and shredded chicken, your favorite hot sauce, cottage cheese and melted butter. Mix all ingredients really well.
- Spoon buffalo chicken mixture into cooked shells and place shells into prepared baking dish.
- Repeat until all shells are stuffed and in dish.
- Sprinkle tops of stuffed shells with shredded cheese- you are welcome to cover entire shells if you like more cheese in your dish.
- Bake buffalo stuffed shells for 15-20 minutes or until center is hot and top is melted.
- Serve topped with chopped green onions if desired (which bring in some pretty color if you are serving to a crowd).
Notes
As noted in the blog post, there are some great variations to this recipe. Try adding blue cheese and ranch, extra hot sauce, or changing cottage cheese to ricotta.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 1117mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g