Easy Manicotti
By
Lisa Bond
@librarylisa
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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!
Ingredients
- 2 box
- manicotti shells (sometimes i substitute large shells
- 1 Tbsp
- olive oil, light
- 12-16 oz
- cottage cheese, small curd
- 6 Tbsp
- chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 c
- parmesean cheese, fresh
- 1 lb
- extra lean ground beef
- 1 pinch
- salt and pepper
- 1 can(s)
- spaghetti sauce, meatless
- 1
- egg, slightly beaten
How to Make Easy Manicotti
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. pour 1/3 - 1/2 can sauce in bottom of 11x13 cake pan.
- 2Put oil in pot of boiling water. Add shells. Cook as directed.
- 3While shells are cooking, mix all ingredients except meat and sauce in large bowl with a large spoon or fork.
- 4Gradually add meat and mix together by hand.
- 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.
- 6Remove from oven and allow to sit 5-10 minutes. Can be served straight from pan.
