Cheese Stuffed Manicotti
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Cheese Stuffed Manicotti

1. Ground beef - 1 pound
2. Onion, diced - 1 small
3. Roasted garlic - 1 teaspoon
4. Diced tomatoes with garlic and onion - 1 (28 ounce) can
5. Tomato paste - 1 (12 ounce) can
6. White sugar - 1 tablespoon
7. Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons
8. Dried oregano - ½ teaspoon
9. Dried thyme - ½ teaspoon
10. Bay leaf - 1
11. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon
12. Garlic salt - ¼ teaspoon
13. Manicotti shells - 1 (8 ounce) package
14. Shredded mozzarella cheese - 1 (8 ounce) package
15. Cottage cheese - 30 ounces
16. Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup
17. Egg, beaten - 1
18. Salt - ½ teaspoon
19. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon
20. Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Cheese Stuffed Manicotti

1. Stage

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. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. Stage

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. Stage

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. Stage

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. Stage

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.