Slow-Cooker Million-Dollar Stuffed Shells Recipe

Name: Slow-Cooker Million-Dollar Stuffed Shells
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 jar (25.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato basil pasta sauce; 1 container (16 oz) cottage cheese; 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz); 4 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (1 oz); 1 egg, slightly beaten; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef; 3/4 cup water; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 30 uncooked jumbo pasta shells

Ingredients

1 jar (25.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato basil pasta sauce
1 container (16 oz) cottage cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz)
4 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (1 oz)
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
30 uncooked jumbo pasta shells

	PREP TIME 30m	COOK TIME 1h45m	TOTAL TIME 2h15m
YIELD 6 servings

Instructions

Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
Set aside 3/4 cup of the pasta sauce.
In medium bowl, mix cottage cheese, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, the cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg and pepper flakes.
Heat 12-inch skillet over medium heat; add beef.
Cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned; drain.
Add remaining pasta sauce (about 2 1/2 cups), 1/2 cup of the water and the whipping cream to the beef.
Pour into slow cooker.
Fill each uncooked pasta shell with rounded tablespoonful of cheese mixture.
Place in slow cooker.
Mix reserved 3/4 cup pasta sauce with remaining 1/4 cup water; spoon over shells.
Cover; cook on high heat setting 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until pasta is tender.
Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese over shells. Cover; let stand 15 minutes.