My family loves pasta, and mexican so this recipe seemed to fit the bill for both. Thanks a lot to Busy at Home for the recipe. What I loved is if the chicken is precooked this meal is even easier.
4 cups chicken breasts cooked and chopped
1 can black beans rinsed and drained
2 chopped peppers of either red, green, orange, or yellow.
3-8 ounce blocks of cream cheese(softened not melted)
2 cans diced tomatoes with chilies Rotel or store brand either one works
1/4-1/2 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon cumin
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
1 cup picante sauce
40 large jumbo shells cooked al dente.
- Cook pasta shells in well salted boiling water until al dente. If they are cooked too long they will be difficult to stuff.
- Drain the pasta and set aside while you make the filling.
- Cook and dice enough chicken breasts to make 4 cups.
- To make the filling mix the chicken, drained black beans, diced green peppers, and cumin in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese, chicken broth, and un-drained tomatoes. When thoroughly combined, mix with the chicken mixture.
- Spread 3/4 cup in the bottom of 2 9x13 baking pans. Reserve the final 1/4 for later.
- With a spoon fill each of the jumbo pasta shells with the chicken mixture setting them into the picante covered pan.
- When the pan is full drizzle with the remaining picante sauce and then sprinkle with the shredded cheese.
- Cover the pans with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. I usually bake one pan and save the other for later in the week. Or you can always freeze the other pan.
No comments:
Post a Comment