I love Italian food! We don’t go a week without having some kind of Italian
inspired dish for dinner. It’s so easy to make, and tastes so good homemade, we
never go out to a restaurant for anything Italian. Why pay for something you can
make cheap, easy and delicious at home? At the request of a friend, I am going
to share my manicotti recipe with you today.
12 large manicotti shells
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
6 tablespoons chopped fresh basil (you can use 2 tablespoons of dried basil
if you don’t have fresh on hand)
1 26-ounce jar prepared spaghetti sauce, divided.
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 13x9 inch baking dish with nonstick
cooking spray.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; rinse with cool water.
Let pasta dry on paper towels.
For filling- In medium blow, stir together 3 cups mozzarella with ricotta
and basil. Using a teaspoon, carefully stuff pasta shells with prepared cheese
mixture. (I actually just line some filling on a butter knife and insert it into
the shells. It’s much easier this way!)
Spoon 2 cups spaghetti sauce into prepared baking dish. Arrange stuffed
pasta over sauce. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over top of pasta. Sprinkle
with remaining mozzarella.
Bake manicotti for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the Parmesan. Bake for 10
minutes longer.
Remove and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
Serve.
MMMM soooo good! I will HAVE to try this. As I'm sure you could tell from my lasagna WW post, I LOVE italian food too! Now my stomach is growling lol. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeletegotta try this one, thanks for making it look easy :)
ReplyDeleteMmmm! I LOVE manicotti!! Looking at the photo makes me hungry for some lol.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday and have a great weekend :)
Paula
lifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.com
I love manicotti. Thanks for sharing this recipe! It looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYUM AND it sounds simple to make!!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had manicotti in quite some time. Thanks for putting it back on my menu!
ReplyDeleteWe make about the same recipe here too, and I love it. We're big on Italian dishes here too. :) Your dish looks great!
ReplyDeletelooks very good--I haven't made this in a while-time to get in on the menu =)
ReplyDeleteHi Again Theresa! Thanks for linking your recipe up with my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party :))
ReplyDeleteHope your having a lovely weekend :)
Paula
lifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.com
That looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have never had manicotti but it looks delish! My husband always complains that I put too much meat in our lasagna so I think I will make him so manicotti since it is meatless. Thank you for posting this!
ReplyDeleteOh, we love Italian food here. I've never made manicotti, but this looks so fabulous. I'm pinning it to make as soon as it's cool enough to turn on the oven :)
ReplyDeleteLooks so yummy! I have never had manicotti but I love food that includes cheese!:)
ReplyDeleteMy Mom makes a Manicotti that uses a very similar recipe to this one, so i bet it's delicious! My wife has her own version, but I will never reveal which I like more , my Mom's or my Wife's ;)
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