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Easy
Cheesy Manicotti
“If you love
cheese – this is the recipe for you! There is cheesy goodness in every bite of
this Easy Cheesy Manicotti.” Echo
Ingredients:
1 8 oz
package manicotti, uncooked
24 oz jar
spaghetti sauce or 3 cups homemade spaghetti sauce, divided
3 cups
ricotta cheese
2 cups
shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup
shredded parmesan cheese
1 egg,
lightly beaten
2 tsp parsley
flakes
1 tsp dried
basil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp
pepper
Instructions:
Preheat oven
to 375 degrees.
Spread 1/2
cup of spaghetti sauce evenly on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
In a
medium-sized bowl mix ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, parmesan
cheese, egg, and spices until well blended.
Spoon the
cheese mixture into a Ziplock plastic bag.
Clip one
corner of the bottom of the bag, about 1/2 inch.
Pipe the
cheese filling into the uncooked manicotti shells.
Start on one
end of the manicotti shell until about 1/2 full, then pipe the mixture into the
other side filling the shell.
Place the
filled manicotti shells in the 9x13 pan.
Pour
remaining spaghetti sauce over the manicotti shells.
Make sure
every shell is covered with sauce.
Cover with
foil and bake in the oven for 55 minutes.
Remove the
pan from the oven and take off the foil.
Sprinkle the
remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese over the shells and bake for 5 more
minutes, or until cheese is melted.
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