Make-Ahead Manicotti

Ingredients

• 1 pint ricotta cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1 package frozen chopped spinach , 10 ounce
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 0.5 cups grated Parmesan cheese , divided
• 1.5 tablespoons white sugar
• 0.13 teaspoons salt
• 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 12 manicottis shells
• 1 jar spaghetti sauce , 32 ounce

Instructions

1. 1

   Mix ricotta cheese and eggs together in a medium bowl until blended. Stir in spinach, mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, sugar, salt, and pepper. Stuff mixture into uncooked pasta shells.

2. 2

   Pour 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce into a medium baking dish; spread to cover the bottom. Arrange stuffed shells in a single layer over sauce. Pour remaining sauce over shells. Cover and chill in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.

3. 3

   When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove shells from the refrigerator.

4. 4

   Bake, covered, in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese, and bake for 15 more minutes.