Manicotti with Cheese
Manicotti with Cheese
Equipment
- 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish or 2 6 x 9-inch dishes
- Ziploc bag
Ingredients
Sauce
- 3 cups (28 oz jar) spaghetti sauce
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- chopped onion
Pasta
- 14 pieces uncooked manicotti
Filling
- 3 1/2 cups (2 15 oz containers) part skim ricotta cheese
- 2 cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef and onion. Add the spaghetti sauce and let simmer.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions and drain.
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, stir the filling ingredients together. Put into a Ziploc bag and cut a small corner off.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish or 2 6 x 9-inch baking dishes.
- Using the Ziploc bag, fill the pasta with the cheese mixture and put into the baking dish.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the pasta; cover with foil.
- Bake 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly.
Notes
6-8 servings.
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