easy manicotti
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My children always asked for these as a special dinner item on birthday. Now they think that if I have fixed it, someone special is coming over and want to know why they were not invited!
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(1 rating)
yield
4 -6
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
Ingredients For easy manicotti
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2 boxmanicotti shells (sometimes i substitute large shells
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1 Tbspolive oil, light
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12-16 ozcottage cheese, small curd
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6 Tbspchopped fresh parsley
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1/2 cparmesean cheese, fresh
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1 lbextra lean ground beef
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1 pinchsalt and pepper
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1 canspaghetti sauce, meatless
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1egg, slightly beaten
How To Make easy manicotti
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. pour 1/3 - 1/2 can sauce in bottom of 11x13 cake pan.
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2Put oil in pot of boiling water. Add shells. Cook as directed.
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3While shells are cooking, mix all ingredients except meat and sauce in large bowl with a large spoon or fork.
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4Gradually add meat and mix together by hand.
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5Drain shells and allow to cool 5 min. Gently stuff shells with meat mixture and place in pan. Pour remaining sauce over top and sprinkle fresh parmesean on top. put in oven and bake.
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6Remove from oven and allow to sit 5-10 minutes. Can be served straight from pan.
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