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                                            Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 85 Minutes Servings: 8  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    My mom made this Manacotti during special occasions. I use my homeade red sauce but if you are short on time you can always use Jarred Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                12 pasta, tubes  |  
                                                2 cups ricotta cheese  |  
                                                2 cups parmesan cheese  |  
                                                2 cups mozzarella cheese  |  
                                                2 tablespoons italian seasoning  |  
                                                1 egg  |  
                                                1 1/2 cups roasted pine nuts  |  
                                                3 cups pasta sauce  |  
                                                1 cup water  |  
                                                2 cups cooked italian sausage  |  
                                                1 diced orange bell pepper  |  
                                                1 red onion  |  
                                                2 garlic cloves  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Cook pasta tubes til al dente. 2. In one bowl mix Cheeses, seasoning egg and pine nuts. 3. In another bowl mix sauce and water. 4. In a skillet sautee sausage with pepper onion and garlic and mx into sauce. 5. With a pastry bag stuff each tube with cheese mix and lay in a roaster. pour sauce with meat mix over tubes. 6. Top with mozzerella cheese. 7. bake for 1 hour on 350.                              | 
                         
                         
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