Italian stuffed seafood
TOTAL TIME: Preparation: 50 min. Cooking: 35 min.
RESULT: 8 servings.
A dear friend first brought this stuffed mussels recipe.
I am now taking it to other friends and potlucks.
because it’s always a big hit! —Beverly Austin, Fulton,
Missouri

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cups of hot water
1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste
1 tablespoon beef bouillon granules
1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 cups of 4% cottage cheese
2 cups shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
24 jumbo bowls, cooked and drained

instructions

1. In a large skillet, cook beef, onion, and garlic over medium-high heat, shredding beef until tender.
it is no longer pink; to drain. Add the water, tomato paste, broth, and oregano. lower the temperature;
Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, mix together the egg, cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella, and Parmesan. stuff
Mussels with mix of cheeses.
3. Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange clams in greased 13 x 9-inch pan. or 3 liters. Baking sheet. pour the meat
sauce over the mussels. Ceiling; Bake 30 minutes. Reveal; Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella
Cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, about 5 more minutes.