Chicken Cordon Bleu Stuffed Shells
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • Chicken Filling:
  • 20-24 jumbo shells, pre-cooked - see tips above
  • 1 lb chicken breast, pre-cooked and shredded
  • 1 cup Clifty Farm Country Ham Seasoning Pieces, cooked and diced
  • 2 cup Swiss Cheese, shredded
  • 1 can (10.5 oz) Cream of Chicken Soup
  • ½ cup - ¾ cup milk
  • Salt / Pepper to taste
  • Cordon Bleu Sauce
  • 4 TBSP butter
  • 4 TBSP flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup White American Cheese or Swiss Cheese, shredded
  • 1 TBSP Cayenne - optional
  • ½ tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
  • salt / pepper to taste
  • Topping
  • ¼ cup butter crackers, crushed (I used Ritz)
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 2 TBSP dried parsley
Instructions
  1. Pre-cook jumbo shells 1-2 minutes less than time listed on package. Run under cool water to stop the cooking process. The shells will continue to cook when baked in oven.
  2. In a large bowl, mix can of Cream of Chicken soup, shredded cooked chicken, country ham, 2 cup Swiss Cheese, and ½ cup of milk. If mixture is still thick, you can add additional milk to thin out. Add salt/pepper to taste.
  3. Spoon mixture into jumbo shells.
  4. To make sauce, place butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When butter has melted, whisk in flour and continue to cook for about a minute.
  5. Add milk and whisk constantly until well blended.
  6. Add Cayenne seasoning and Worcestershire sauce.
  7. Simmer for 3-5 minutes, stirring often.
  8. Add shredded cheese and continue to stir until fully melted. Add salt / pepper to taste. If sauce is too thick, you can add additional milk to thin out.
  9. Grease 13x9 pan - arrange stuffed shells into pan. Pour sauce over shells.
  10. In a small bowl, mix topping ingredients: dried parsley, Parmesan cheese, and crushed butter crackers. Top shells with topping ingredients.
  11. Bake in oven for 30 - 35 minutes.
Recipe by Sweet Dash of Sass at http://sweetdashofsass.com/2019/12/chicken-cordon-bleu-stuffed-shells/