Creamy Pesto-Stuffed Shells
- 24 jumbo pasta shells, uncooked
- 1 lb. lean ground beef Safeway 1 lb For $3.99 thru 02/09
- 1 small onion, chopped King Sooper's 1 lb For $0.99 thru 02/09
- 1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread
- 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp. milk, divided
- 2 Tbsp. CLASSICO Traditional Basil Pesto Sauce and Spread
- 1 cup POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
- 1 cup KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA, divided
- 1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 2 cups CLASSICO FAMILY FAVORITES Traditional Pasta Sauce
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook pasta shells as directed on package, omitting salt.
- Meanwhile, brown beef with onions in large skillet; drain.
- Remove from heat.
- Mix cream cheese spread, 2 Tbsp.
- milk and pesto until blended; stir 3/4 cup into meat.
- Add ricotta, 1/2 cup mozzarella and Parmesan; mix well.
- Drain shells; stuff with meat mixture.
- Spread 1 cup sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with shells and remaining sauce.
- Cover.
- Bake 25 min.
- Mix remaining cream cheese mixture and milk; drizzle over shells.
- Top with remaining mozzarella; bake, uncovered, 5 min.
- or until melted.
pasta shells, lean ground beef, onion, philadelphia cream cheese, milk, pollyo natural part skim ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, pasta sauce
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/creamy-pesto-stuffed-shells-131223.aspx (may not work)