Sausage-Stuffed Manicotti
"This is a family favorite. The trickiest part is stuffing the manicotti. It helps if you use a large Ziploc bag with a corner cut out."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 8 ounces manicotti
- 1 lb hot Italian sausage
- 1 1⁄2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 1⁄2 cups provolone cheese, shredded
- 1⁄3 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 whole eggs, slightly beaten
- 2 cups spaghetti sauce (your favorite or homemade)
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- Boil manicotti noodles 8 minutes and drain; set aside.
- Meanwhile make the filling by combining sausage, 1 cup mozzarella, 1 cup provolone, breadcrumbs and eggs.
- Pour 3/4 cup sauce into a greased 9x13 baking dish and spread so it covers the whole bottom of the dish.
- Stuff manicotti with the filling.
- Arrange the filled manicotti in the baking dish in a single layer (you may need an additional 8 inch square baking dish for all of the manicotti or use a large lasagna baking dish, if you prefer. Sometimes I freeze the remaining stuffed manicotti shells to use for another meal or snack).
- Top the manicotti with the remaining spaghetti sauce.
- Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes.
- Uncover and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella, provolone and parmesan cheese.
- Bake for another 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Enjoy.
Questions & Replies
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Why would you not say to cook the sausage first in the directions? I just finished making this and now don't have time to make anything else before my son needs to go to basketball practice! Thanks alot. One star for horrible directions -
Why would you not say to cook the sausage first in the directions? I just finished making this and now don't have time to make anything else before my son needs to go to basketball practice! Thanks alot. One star for horrible directions
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Please tell me, do I cook the sausage before adding it to the mix? Or do I use raw sausage? Thank you!
Reviews
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Maybe say in the directions to cook the sausage first. Thanks for ruining supper for us tonight.
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I did cut this recipe in half for just the 2 of us & used a mild Italian sausage as well, along with homemade sauce! Still had some wonderful manicotti, & now have this very nice recipe tucked away in my keeper file! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed in Everyday Is a Holiday recipe tag]
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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