Three Cheese Beef Pasta Shells

24 uncooked pastashells
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 jar (26 oz) chunkytomato pasta sauce
1/4 c water
1 (8 oz) chive and onion cream cheese spread
1 1/2 c shredded 6 cheese Italian cheese blend (6 oz)
1/2 c grated parmesan
1 egg
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley if desired

Heat oven 350 degrees. Cook and drain pasta
shells as directed on pkg. In skillet cook ground
beef over medium high heat 5-7 min, drain. Cool for
about 5 minutes. In large bowl mix pasta sauce and
water. Pour 1 c of sauce in bottom of 13 x 9 in glass
baking dish.
In medium bowl mix cheese spread, 1 c of
the Italian cheese, the Parmesan cheese, egg and
cooked ground beef. Spoon heaping tablespoon mixture
into each shell. Arrange stuffed shells over sauce in
baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over top, covering
shells completely. Cover with foil.
Bake 40-45 min or
until bubbly and cheese filling is set. Sprinkle with
remaining 1/2 c Italian cheese. Bake 10 minutes
longer, Sprinkle with parsley.