Sausage-stuffed Manicotti

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces manicotti
• 1 lb hot italian sausage
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 1/2 cups provolone cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 whole eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 cups spaghetti sauce (your favorite or homemade)
• 1/4 cup fresh parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 boil manicotti noodles 8 minutes and drain; set aside.
• 2 meanwhile make the filling by combining sausage, 1 cup mozzarella, 1 cup provolone, breadcrumbs and eggs.
• 3 pour 3/4 cup sauce into a greased 9x13 baking dish and spread so it covers the whole bottom of the dish.
• 4 stuff manicotti with the filling.
• 5 arrange the filled manicotti in the baking dish in a single layer (you may need an additional 8 inch square baking dish for all of the manicotti or use a large lasagna baking dish, if you prefer. sometimes i freeze the remaining stuffed manicotti shells to use for another meal or snack).
• 6 top the manicotti with the remaining spaghetti sauce.
• 7 cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes.
• 8 uncover and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella, provolone and parmesan cheese.
• 9 bake for another 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• 10 enjoy.