Instructions

1. Brown a pound of ground beef or Italian sausage
2. Pour a 24oz jar of your favorite pasta sauce into the meat
3. Add the seasonings and stir
4. Cover with a lid and let simmer on low heat
5. Add the Ricotta, cottage cheese, shredded Parmesan, and 1 cup mozzarella cheesed into a medium sized bowl- stir together until well blended
6. Spoon the cheese into a large resealable plastic bag such as a Ziplock, close the end, being sure to remove the air and snip off one corner so you can pipe the cheese into the shells
7. Spoon a small layer of your meat sauce mixture into the bottom of your Crockpot to completely cover the bottom
8. Open 1 8oz package of Manicotti shells
9. Pipe the cheese into each shell
10. Place 7 stuffed shells into the Crockpot on top of the meat layer
11. Spoon more the meat sauce over the shells
12. Add one more layer of the stuffed Manicotti shells and top it with the remaining meat sauce
13. Cover and let cook on low for 4 hours or 2 hours on high
14. When there is 20 minutes left of cook time, sprinkle the remaining shredded mozzarella on top
15. Once melted, serve with a side salad!