Chicken & Spinach Stuffed Shells

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 18 (16 ounce) pasta shells, large
• 1 (15 ounce) container whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained (very well)
• 1 cup rotisserie cooked chicken, chopped
• 1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce
• 2 cups italian cheese blend, shredded

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cook and drain pasta as directed on package. rinse with cool water, drain.
• 3 meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese, egg, parm cheese, spinach and chicken.
• 4 spread 1 cup of pasta sauce over bottom of 13 x 9 inch baking dish. spoon about two tablespoons ricotta mixture into each pasta shell. arrange shells, filled sides up, on sauce in baking dish. spoon remaining sauce over stuffed shells.
• 5 cover with foil. bake 30 minutes and then sprinkle with italian cheese blend.
• 6 bake uncovered until cheese is melted.