texas style manicotti

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Cathy Collings
Platte City, MO

Some of my family love bbq and some of my family love italian. This is a mixture that my father created to help satisfy all of us.

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients For texas style manicotti

  • 1 1/2 lb
    ground beef (may use 1/2 ground beef and 1/2 ground sausage)
  • 1 sm
    onion, diced
  • 2 clove
    garlic, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 c
    mozzarella cheese
  • 1 1/2 c
    barbecue sauce (your favorite brand)
  • 1 pkg
    manicotti shells

How To Make texas style manicotti

  • 1
    Pre-heat oven to 350*. Spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick spray.
  • 2
    In a skillet, brown ground beef, onion, and garlic until there is no pink left in the beef. Drain, and place in bowl.
  • 3
    While ground beef is browning, prepare the manicotti shells by boiling them in salted water until tender, but firm. DO NOT OVER COOK. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  • 4
    Add 3/4 cup BBQ sauce and 1 cup cheese to the beef mixture, and blend well.
  • 5
    Stuff manicotti shells with the beef/cheese mixture, trying not to split the shells. Be sure that the shells get full.
  • 6
    Place in prepared baking dish. Top shells with any left over beef mixture, spread remaining BBQ sauce over top of shells, and cover with 1 cup of cheese.
  • 7
    Bake 20-30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and just beginning to brown. Serve hot.

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