Pasta stuffed with chicken and mushrooms
Description
A couple of years ago, I tried this dish in Italy, and back then I brought home from that wonderful country a recipe for chicken and mushroom stuffed pasta shells. True, it was difficult to find such shells here for a long time, but now they are available in every store, so you can treat your family to this delicious dish almost every day. And if you still don't know,
Instructions
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Step 1
First, we cook the pasta until it's "almost done." While the shells are boiling, we finely chop the boiled chicken and place it in a bowl together with the sliced mushrooms.
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Step 2
Add cream cheese, pesto, minced garlic, and half a cup of grated Parmesan to the meat and mushrooms, and mix well.
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Step 3
When the pasta is cooked to the desired state, that is, slightly undercooked, we drain it into a colander and rinse the pasta under cold water. Then we fill each shell with the previously prepared filling.
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Step 4
Pour the marinara sauce into a baking dish. Instead of marinara, you can use natural tomato paste with vegetables, diluted with a small amount of water or cream. Carefully place the stuffed pasta into the sauce, with the filled side facing up.
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Step 5
Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan over the shells.
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Step 6
Place the dish in a preheated oven at 170-180 degrees and bake for about 30 minutes.
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Step 7
Enjoy your meal, everyone!