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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 80 Minutes |
Ready In: 95 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Homemade meat sauce served over manicotti stuffed with three cheeses. This is the best manicotti I have ever had. I always get requests for the recipe. Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef |
1 small onion, diced |
1 teaspoon roasted garlic |
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion |
1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste |
1 tablespoon white sugar |
1 1/2 teaspoons salt |
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme |
1 bay leaf |
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt |
1 (8 ounce) package manicotti shells |
1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese |
30 ounces cottage cheese |
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese |
1 egg, beaten |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese |
Directions:
1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, and roasted garlic in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Continue to simmer until pan juices evaporate, about 10 minutes more. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, oregano, thyme, bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and garlic salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook manicotti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
4. Mix mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Spoon a generous amount of the cheese mixture into each manicotti shell.
5. Pour enough tomato-beef sauce to cover the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange stuffed manicotti over sauce; pour remaining sauce over pasta. Cover with aluminum foil.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese over manicotti and return to the oven. Bake until cheese filling is melted, 10 to 15 minutes more.
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