Cheese Stuffed Manicotti

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 14 pieces ronzoni manicotti, uncooked
• 3 1/2 cups two 15 oz. containers ricotta cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 25 ounces spaghetti sauce

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 bring 5 quarts of water to a rapid boil. for best results, add 1 tablespoons of salt.
• 3 add pasta and stir; return to rapid boil.
• 4 cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 4 to 6 minutes.
• 5 remove noodles from boiling water and place them in a bowl of cold water. tubes will be firm; making them easy to fill but will finish cooking and become soft and tender while cooking in the oven.
• 6 in a large bowl stir together ricotta cheese, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley and seasonings.
• 7 pour enough spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 13x9-inch pan to just cover the bottom of the pan.
• 8 spoon about 1/3 cup cheese mixture into each pasta tube; place in the pre-sauced pan.
• 9 pour the remainder of sauce over filled pasta; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
• 10 cover with foil; bake 35 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• 11 remove from the oven and serve.