Chicken Parmesan Stuffed Shells

By gbvampy1

Ingredients

• 1 (appx. 1 lb) box large/jumbo pasta shells
• 8-10 breaded chicken strips, cooked (I just used the packaged, frozen parmesan-crusted ones)
• 1 lb. mozzarella cheese (in a block)
• 1 jar (quart-size) spaghetti sauce (I used our spaghetti sauce recipe HERE )
• shredded mozzarella/Parmesan blend, to taste
• fresh basil, chopped, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 375-degrees.
Cook pasta shells according to package directions. Drain and allow to cool for easier handling.
Cut chicken strips into 1 1/2 -inch pieces (4-5 pieces per strip)-- you want it to be about the same size as the shells.
Cut cheese into strips (as if you were cutting them to serve with crackers) to your desired thickness.
Place the cheese on top of a chicken piece and stuff inside the shell, putting in a toothpick to hold it together if needed).
Spread about 1/2 c. of spaghetti sauce over the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish.
Place the prepared stuffed shells in the baking dish and cover evenly with remaining spaghetti sauce.
Top with shredded mozzarella/Parmesan blend and bake for 20-25 minutes or until sauce is hot and bubbly.
Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Top with fresh basil and serve.