Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells with Bacon and Ranch

Stuffed shells filled with diced chicken, bacon and alfredo ranch sauce! An easy dinner recipe the whole family will love!

Course Lunch or Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 582kcal

22 ounces Alfredo Sauce That's about a jar and a half.
12 ounce jumbo pasta shells
1 ½ cups cooked chicken breasts leftover rotisserie chicken works great for this recipe
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
6 slices bacon cooked until crispy and crumbled
1 cup cottage cheese ricotta cheese is a great substitute
8 ounces cream cheese
1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Cook the pasta shells to al dente, drain well.
Cook the bacon until it's super crispy, drain well and crumble.
Dice the chicken.
In a medium bowl, combine the jar of Alfredo Sauce with 5 ounces of melted cream cheese. Whisk until you have a creamy sauce, set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, ½ the mozzarella cheese, 3 ounces of cream cheese, cottage cheese, bacon and powdered ranch mix.
Ladle a small amount of sauce onto the bottom of the casserole dish. Stuff the shells with the chicken cheese mixture and line them up in the baking dish.
Pour the remaining creamy Alfredo sauce over top of the pasta shells, sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese over the casserole dish and cover with aluminum foil.
Place in preheated oven and bake until hot and bubbly!
To brown the top of your casserole, remove the foil and place under the broiler for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown.
Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy!

Cook the pasta shells to al dente because they will finish cooking in the oven.
To soften the cheese and make it easy to incorporate, place in a small bowl and microwave in 10 second intervals until it's soft and mixable.
Sauce it up! Use plenty of sauce to make them extra cheesy! Adding parmesan cheese on top of the sauce is a nice touch as well.
If you're wondering how many shells per person - plan on 3-4 shells for a generous serving.

A sprinkle of parmesan cheese over the top of the casserole before baking would add great flavor and result in an even cheesier golden crust!

This is a great freezer meal recipe.