SAUSAGE-STUFFED MANICOTTI

Sausage-Stuffed Manicotti image

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.

Provided by CookingONTheSide

Categories Pork

Time 55m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 705.5, Fat 40.6, SaturatedFat 18.4, Cholesterol 154.6, Sodium 1759.7, Carbohydrate 43.6, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 6.4, Protein 39.5