Tuesday, February 21, 2012

#499: Easy Baked Cheese Manicotti


The title is right for this meal...it is easy.  I found this recipe years ago in a magazine and ripped it out.  I have NO idea where I found the original recipe from. It probably would have looked (and tasted) a little better with melted shredded mozzarella on top, but I was too lazy to add it to it. 

This was super easy to make and we all really enjoyed this meal.  Definitely plan to make it again in the near future.  It was so easy.

2 c spaghetti sauce
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 3/4 c ricotta cheese
1 1/2 c shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
12 manicotti shells, cooked, rinsed in cold water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spread 3/4 c of spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. 

Mix egg and cheeses until well blended.  Spoon cheese mixture into large resealable plastic bag.  Using scissors, cut off a small hole from one of the bottom corners of the bag.

Fill manicotti shells, squeezing cheese mixture into both sides of each shell.  Place manicotti over sauce in dish; pour remaining spaghetti sauce over manicotti.  Cover with foil.  Bake 40 minutes or until heated through.

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