Manicotti

"This was my favorite recipe as a kid. All the ingredients I've listed are kid friendly, but you could add spinach or other "adult-only" foods if you like. Serve with a nice green salad and warm bread! Delicious!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In medium saucepan heat tomato sauce, tomatoes (with juice& chopped), water, olive oil, and sauce mix.
  • Simmer 25 minutes.
  • Brown ground beef and mix with a beaten egg, bread, cheese, milk, salt, pepper, and parsley.
  • Put a little sauce in the bottom of pan.
  • Stuff uncooked manicotti shells with meat filling.
  • Place as a single layer in pan.
  • Put sauce over the shells.
  • Pour 1 cup of water around the edges of the pan.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes covered with foil.
  • Remove foil and bake uncovered an additional 10 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. A winner at my non-eating ricotta household! DH always loved my meat and cheese stuffed shells and loved these just as much. I used diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, McCormick brand spaghetti sauce mix (1 envelope with mushroom and 1 envelope zesty). For the cheese, I used a shredded blend of 6 Italian cheeses and also topped off the dish in step #10 with extra cheese, as well as sprinkling on some Italian seasonings. I baked it for about 45 minutes with the foil on, then for about 15 minutes with the foil off and it was perfect. A keeper here at my house; thank you!
     
  2. We really enjoyed this one last night. I substituted parmesan cheese for the grated cheddar and added some shredded mozzarella on the top for the final ten minutes of baking. Next time I will bake a little longer than 40 minutes...the manicotti shells weren't quite done. Still this was wonderful and has been added to our list of family favorites. Thanks!
     
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  1. We really enjoyed this one last night. I substituted parmesan cheese for the grated cheddar and added some shredded mozzarella on the top for the final ten minutes of baking. Next time I will bake a little longer than 40 minutes...the manicotti shells weren't quite done. Still this was wonderful and has been added to our list of family favorites. Thanks!
     

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I'm originally from Seattle but now live in another beautiful town...San Francisco. I work as a casemanager for street kids who I find jobs for through a Christian organization. I also spent 5 years living in Germany and would love to go back and spend some more time in Europe. I have a pet Beagle named Lucy. I'm single, but I live with a family that has 5 kids, so I get the best of both worlds!
 
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