This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Campbell Soup Company. All opinions are 100% mine.
Stuffed pasta shells with a delicious Cajun twist are easy to make and full of bold comforting flavors.
Now that my four year old is in school during the day and my one year old is as mobile as can be, it seems like I am even busier in the kitchen whipping up food to keep up with their hungry and growing tummies.
Both kiddos are big soup and pasta lovers so when Campbell’s asked me to come up with a recipe using their new Campbell’s Slow Kettle Style Andouille Sausage Jambalaya Soup with Chicken and Ham, I came up with these Slow Cooker Pumpkin Jambalaya Stuffed Shells.
I am a big fan of Jambalaya and craved for it often when I was pregnant with my youngest.
This soup has the same great taste and I loved how hearty it is. There are big chunks of sausage along with plenty of diced tomatoes, celery, onions, and tender rice throughout.
I scooped out the ingredients and combined it with some roasted butternut squash, cooked rice and tiny shrimp to use as the filling.
Everything was tossed into my slow cooker but you could easily bake these in the oven as well.
It made the most delicious dinner and my family loved the bold and spicy flavors!
I normally wouldn’t make a meal like this on a weekday but with the help of Campbell’s Slow Kettle soup it made everything so much easier even for those busiest nights!
Available in new delicious varieties like Andouille Sausage Jambalaya Soup with Chicken & Ham Soup (shown here), as well as Slow Kettle Santa Fe Style Chicken Enchilada Soup with White Meat Chicken, there is something for everyone!
I love that these Campbell’s soups are made “with patience, not preservatives” and that they use real ingredients that are a cut above (like angus beef, fresh cream, Andouille sausage, Portobello mushrooms, asiago cheese, & Madeira wine).
So why not change up your dinner routine next time using some soup?
- 14-16 jumbo pasta shells cooked according to package directions.
- 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Monterey jack cheese or cheddar
- fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1 4-ounce can tiny shrimp
- 1 red bell pepper cored, seeded and diced
- 1 cup roasted butternut squash diced
- solid ingredients from ONE 15.5-ounce container of Campbell’s Slow Kettle Style Andouille Sausage Jambalaya Soup with Chicken and Ham reserve liquid for sauce
- 1-1/2 Tablespoons cajun seasoning
- 1/2 Tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- liquid soup from ONE 15.5 ounce container of Campbell’s Slow Kettle Style Andouille Sausage Jambalaya Soup with Chicken and Ham
- Spray slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the pasta shells according to package directions.
- Drain and rinse in cold water. Set aside.
- Separate Campbell's soup and ingredients by using a colander to drain soup into a medium mixing bowl and spoon filling into another large mixing bowl.
- Whisk tomato sauce, liquid soup and half of the seasonings. Set aside.
- Mix cooked rice, tiny shrimp, butternut squash with solid soup filling. Season with salt, pepper and remaining half of seasonings.
- For slow cooker method: Pour and spread 1/2 cup of sauce evenly in the bottom of a crock-pot.
- Fill the cooked pasta shells with the mixed rice/shrimp filling and place in the bottom of a crock-pot, side-by-side being careful not to overcrowd.
- Cover with remaining sauce and sprinkle Mozzarella and Monterrey Jack cheese over evenly.
- Cover with lid and cook on high for just under 1 hour or low for 2 hours or until heated through.
- For oven method: Pour and spread 1/2 cup of sauce evenly in the bottom of a foil-covered 9x13 baking tray. Place stuffed pasta shells on top and bake in preheated oven at 375 F for about 25-30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Top with fresh parsley if desired.
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Emma -
What a wonderful recipe I love slow cooker dinners like this tasty and healthy 😀
marcie -
You are busy with your little ones — it amazes me how you get so much accomplished on your blog. 🙂 Your slow cooker meals are always so great, and I love the looks of these stuffed shells! Great flavors, Kelly — these look delicious!
Kelly -
Aaw thanks Marcie, you’re the sweetest! It can be tough at times and I always feel so behind and not accomplished at all. Hoping that it gets a bit easier when the kiddos get older & more self sufficient. Slow cooker meals are my lifesaver for those days I don’t have time or have the energy to make anything else haha 🙂