This easy sausage manicotti bake is everything you love about slow-cooked Italian comfort food, but made convenient and fast enough for a weeknight supper using jarred Alfredo and marinara sauces, pre-cooked Italian chicken sausage, and string cheese.
Ingredients
- 7 linkss Italian chicken sausage , cut in half lengthwise
- 8 ounces manicotti pasta shells
- 1 jar prepared Alfredo sauce , 15 ounce
- 8 tickss mozzarella string cheese , pulled in half lengthwise
- ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 0.25 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley for garnish , optional
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fill each pasta shell with half of a sausage link and arrange in a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Pour Alfredo sauce evenly over pasta shells. Place a half of a string cheese on top, between each pasta piece. Top evenly with marinara. Add 2/3 cup water to the marinara jar and shake well. Pour water around the edges of the dish. Top with shredded mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover with foil.
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Bake in the preheated oven until golden around the edges and bubbly all over, about 1 hour, uncovering during the last 25 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped parsley.
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