Cuisine: Italian
Author: The Crafting Chicks
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 55 mins
Total time: 1 hour 15 mins
This delicious meatless meal will become a family favorite.
- 14 pieces of manicotti, uncooked
- 1¾ cups cottage cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 3 cups (about a 28 oz jar) of your favorite spaghetti sauce
- Cook pasta according to package direction; drain.
- Cool in single layer on foil.
- In a large bowl, stir together cheeses, parsley, salt and pepper; spoon into cooled pasta tubes.
- Spread thin layer of sauce on bottom of baking dish; arrange filled past in a single latter over sauce.
- Pour remaining sauce over pasta; cover with foil.
- Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.
- Remove foil; bake 15 minutes longer or until the it looks hot and bubbly.
- This makes a lot, so I usually make 2 8x8 pans and freeze one for another night.
- If baking from frozen; bake at 350 for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Remove foil; bake 15 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly.
Recipe by The Crafting Chicks at https://thecraftingchicks.com/manicotti/
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