Homemade meat sauce served over manicotti stuffed with three cheeses. This is the best manicotti I have ever had. I always get requests for the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion , diced
- 1 teaspoon roasted garlic
- 1 can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion , 28 ounce
- 1 can tomato paste , 12 ounce
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 0.5 teaspoons dried oregano
- 0.5 teaspoons dried thyme
- 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 0.25 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 package manicotti shells , 8 ounce
- 30 ounces cottage cheese
- 1 package shredded mozzarella cheese , 8 ounce
- 0.25 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg , beaten
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 0.25 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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1
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion, and roasted garlic; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Continue simmering until pan juices evaporate, about 10 minutes more. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, bay leaf, oregano, thyme, ½ teaspoon black pepper, and garlic salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer sauce until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Add manicotti and return to a boil. Cook manicotti, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
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Combine cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, egg, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon black pepper in a bowl. Spoon a generous amount cheese filling into each manicotti shell.
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Pour enough sauce to cover bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange stuffed manicotti over sauce; pour remaining sauce over stuffed manicotti. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
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Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup Parmesan cheese over manicotti and return to the oven. Bake until cheese filling is melted, 10 to 15 minutes more.
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