# Famous Stuffed Shells

This recipe provides instructions for making famous stuffed shells with chicken and a creamy Alfredo sauce.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- butterfly chicken
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- white pepper
- paprika
- Southern rub seasoning
- Sazon seasoning
- oil
- butter
- garlic
- spinach
- jumbo shells
- cream cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- heavy cream
- dried parsley

## Instructions

1. Season the butterfly chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, paprika, Southern rub, and Sazon.
2. Drizzle oil over the seasoned chicken and rub it in thoroughly to coat both sides.
3. Heat butter and oil in a pan, mix well.
4. Place the chicken breasts into the hot pan and sear for about 5 minutes until they achieve a nice brown color.
5. While the second batch of chicken is cooking, add salt and oil to water for the shells.
6. Add butter to a pan, mix well, grate some garlic, and add a lot of spinach.
7. Add the jumbo shells to the boiling water.
8. Transfer the cooked spinach to a mixing bowl.
9. Cut the cooked chicken into bite-sized cubes, making sure they are small enough to fit into the shells.
10. Add the cut chicken, cream cheese, and Parmesan to the mixing bowl with the spinach and mix well until combined.
11. In the same pan, add more butter, heavy cream, and whisk it.
12. Add the same seasonings used for the chicken (salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, paprika, Southern rub, Sazon) to the Alfredo sauce and whisk again.
13. Pour a layer of Alfredo sauce onto the bottom of a baking dish and spread it.
14. Stuff each jumbo shell with the chicken and spinach mixture.
15. Arrange the stuffed shells in the baking dish.
16. Pour the remaining Alfredo sauce over the stuffed shells.
17. Grate Parmesan cheese, sprinkle paprika and dried parsley over the shells.
18. Bake in the oven at 400°F (200°C) for 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- frying pan
- tongs
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- baking dish
- grater

## Tips

- Add a lot of spinach because it shrinks when cooked.
- Whisk the Alfredo sauce well.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BdNnmL/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ccd4fc7f-20a0-440c-9ec7-d52ea870491b
- Extracted: 2025-08-15

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