Chicken and Stuffing Pasta Shells
Course: Easy Dinner, Casserole, dinner, pasta, stuffed shellsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
6
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
45
minutesTotal time
1
hour15
minutesThis has been one of our family favorites for over 25 years. We have made it for baby showers, birthday parties, family dinners, and more. This will be your new family favorite and one of the most asked-about recipes. It is an easy meal to make since it uses a stuffing mix and cream of chicken soup along with chicken and pasta shells. It is a 9 x 13 casserole dish meal.
Ingredients
2 Boxes of Chicken Stuffing mix (like Stove Top)
3 cups of diced cooked Chicken (you can use Rotisserie for quicker preparation)
1/2 cup of mayonnaise
3 cans of Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Box of Jumbo Pasta Shells cooked Al dente per box instructions.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare the stuffing mix according to the box instructions. Add 1 1/2 cups of cream of chicken soup, diced chicken and mayonnaise. Mix well.
- Using a spoon, fill the cooked and cooled pasta shells with the stuffing mixture. Add the stuffed shell back into the pan until the pan is filled with them. (You will run out of mixture about the same time the pan is full.
- Mix the remaining 1 1/2 cups of Cream of Chicken Soup with 1 1/2 cups of water.
- Pour the Cream of Chicken Soup/Water mixture over the shells in the pan covering them all.
- Bake at 350 for 45 minutes until the sauce is bubbling.
Notes
- This dish can be made a day in advance and kept in the refrigerator until you are ready to bake. It can also be frozen but allow it to defrost before cooking. Store leftovers in an air tight container for a few days.