There's no need to precook the shells in this simple pasta dish. It's almost like magic when you open the lid and find the deliciousness waiting in the slow cooker. Add garlic bread and you're golden! &mdash;Sherry Day, Pinckney, Michigan

Slow-Cooker Stuffed Shells

carton (15 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese

Italian cheese blend

red onion

garlic powder

basil

oregano

thyme

jars (24 ounces each) roasted garlic Parmesan pasta sauce

water

(12 ounces) jumbo pasta shells

Italian cheese basil

17g protein. <B><b>Diabetic Exchanges</b>: </B> 2 starch

I love this recipe. It has always come out very good! It is wonderful in the summer because I do not have to heat up the kitchen at all to make it..,I leave out the spinach because my husband won't touch any thing with spinach....it still tastes wonderful. The uncooked shells are pretty easy to  stuff too, especially if you let the ricotta come to room temperature, but I have stuffed  them with it right from the frig too.. There are usually 2 or 3 shells that are rolled too tightly to stuff so I break them in half and lay them on the top before pouring on  the final jar of sauce. Sometimes I set the slow cooker on high for the first hour, then turn it to low. Also sometimes, I sprinkle a little browned hamburger or sausage over the shells before pouring on the last jar of pasta sauce for a little different flavor.This is a simple easy tasty meal that always pleases my family. One more thing... don't lift the lid during cooking time unless absolutely necessary.

I can't rate this yet. But I do have a question. Your directions do not state that the jumbo shells need to be cooked first. I can't see how i can stuff the shells before they are cooked. I need the answer ASAP.

This one was a disappointment for me. I found the uncooked shells hard to stuff (I had several in the package that were rolled to tight to stuff) and the mixture was so thick I couldn't use a bag to pipe in the tight shells. Also, I cooked it 5 hours on low and the shells were pretty mushy. Since it was layered (and mushy)  and covered in sauce I had trouble telling how many shells I was dishing out to each person. It ended up in a glop on the plates. The flavor was just ok, but that was probably the sauce I used (Prego roasted garlic). So, this might be a great recipe for someone else, but I am going back to the traditional way of making it.

slow-cooker stuffed shells

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours, 30 minutes

Servings: 10

Author : Taste of Home

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