European Recipe ♯ Manicotti with Cheese

A delicious and cheesy manicotti recipe! Only use whole milk mozzarella and do not over bake when you heat it up. This recipe is delicious. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti pasta
• 2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 ½ (32 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and cool on waxed paper or aluminum foil to prevent the noodles from sticking together.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper; fill manicotti with cheese mixture.
4. In a 9x13 inch baking dish, spread a thin layer of spaghetti sauce on the bottom and arrange manicotti in a single layer; cover with remaining sauce. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 15 minutes longer; serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories735.6
• carbohydrateContent88 g
• cholesterolContent72.6 mg
• fatContent29.9 g
• fiberContent12.8 g
• proteinContent28.4 g
• saturatedFatContent13.8 g
• sodiumContent2308.5 mg
• sugarContent41.2 g