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Another oldie, but goodie! I found this recipe about twenty years ago in the cookbook that came with my first crock pot and have changed it very little since then.

It’s a simple, elegant meal that you can throw in the slow cooker, or bake in an hour in the oven, and serve to family and guests alike. Serve it with some garlic bread and a salad and voila!–amazing dinner is served!

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To begin, brown a pound of ground beef with a small, chopped onion, and two cloves of chopped garlic.

 While the meat is browning, cook one box of jumbo pasta shells as directed on the box. Drain (don’t rinse) and set aside to cool.
 When the meat is browned, drain the grease and put it in a bowl and let it cool for a few minutes so you don’t cook the next ingredients.
Once cooled, add in a teaspoon of Italian seasoning,
2 cups of freshly shredded mozzarella,
1 beaten egg,
 and 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs.*
Mix well.
 In the bottom of a large crock pot, pour a jar of spaghetti sauce.
Carefully, fill each cooked shell with the meat/cheese mixture and tuck them in to the sauce in the pot. Then, continue to stack them on top of each other until the meat mixture is used up. There will be a few shells leftover, but I generally get about 25 or more shells depending on how much I fill each one.
 Pour one more jar of spaghetti sauce over the top of the filled shells and sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
 Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
If you prefer, you may assemble this the same way in a 9×13″ baking dish and bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour.
 Serves 6-8.

That’s all there is to it! It makes a great presentation and the flavors are spectacular.

Enjoy!

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Stuffed Pasta Shells Grocery List:

1 lb. ground beef

1 small onion

2 cloves garlic

2 cups mozzarella cheese

1 egg

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

1/2 c. seasoned bread crumbs*

2 jars spaghetti sauce

Fresh Parmesan cheese

*To make your own breadcrumbs, use a few slices of whatever bread you have nearby. For example, this time all I had was cracked wheat bread (used the heels that no one likes anyway) and it worked just fine! Preheat your oven to 300 degrees and put 2-3 slices of bread on a baking sheet for 10-15 minutes or until dried. It’s almost like toasted, but not as well-done. Pop those dried pieces of bread into a food processor and pulse until it turns into fine crumbs. I added about 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning and some salt and pepper for seasoning. It’s a lot cheaper than buying them at the store, and I always have the supplies to make it on demand!

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