Thanksgiving Leftovers Stuffed Shells

Name: Thanksgiving Leftovers Stuffed Shells
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams package cream cheese, softened; 340 grams box jumbo pasta shells; 79 milliliters mayonnaise; 118 milliliters Parmesan cheese; 946 milliliters shredded mozzarella cheese; 355 milliliters leftover stuffing; 473 milliliters cubed cooked turkey; 355 milliliters leftover turkey gravy

Thanksgiving Leftovers Stuffed Shells might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 582 calories, 28g of protein, and 32g of fat. A mixture of cream cheese, stuffing, parmesan cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the cream cheese you could follow this main course with the Cream Cheese Dessert Wedges as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

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Oven

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 13 minutes.

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Pasta Shells

Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain well in a colander set in the sink.

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Colander

Place turkey and stuffing in food processor, and pulse until finely ground and combined.

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Stuffing

Whole Turkey

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Food Processor

Place the ground turkey and stuffing mixture in the bowl of a stand mixer along with the cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, and 2 cups of the mozzarella.

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Parmesan

Ground Turkey

Cream Cheese

Mayonnaise

Mozzarella

Stuffing

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Mix with paddle attachment on medium-low until well blended.

Spread 1/2 cup of gravy on the bottom of the prepared dish. Stuff the pre-cooked pasta shells with the turkey mixture and place in the dish in tight rows. Top with the remaining gravy and the remaining 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.

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Cooked Pasta Shells

Mozzarella

Spread

Whole Turkey

Gravy

Bake, covered, for 45 minutes. Uncover and cook for an additional 10 minutes until top is browned and bubbly. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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