Pilar in the Pantry: Stuffed Manicotti with Meat Sauce Recipe

Hello Everyone!

 

 

 

Welcome to my Pilar in the Pantry post! I did one of these ages ago, but as promised in my post last week I wanted to include more of my recipes. Today I have a pasta recipe that I wanted to share. One of my favorite dishes to make is Stuffed Manicotti with Meat Sauce. I always make two of these dishes because this is one of those type meals that when I make it, it goes pretty quickly and people always want seconds. This is also the type of meal that is great to take to a pot luck or for any pasta lover. I made this meal for Memorial Day.

INGREDIENTS:

(This recipe is for 2 casserole dishes of Manicotti. If you don't want to make this much, cut the ingredients in half)

 

For Meat Sauce:

· 2 lb ground beef

· 1 (67 ounce) jar of Prego Traditional Spaghetti Sauce 

* seasonings of your choice add to the ground beef

For Cheese Filling:

· 2 (15 ounce) containers of Ricotta cheese

· 1 block of cream cheese

· 2  1/2  tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

· 4 eggs

· Pepper (used lightly)

· 1 (16 ounce) package (2 cups) shredded mozzarella cheese

· 2 (8 ounce) packages of manicotti noodles

· Ziploc Bag (to stuff manicotti shells)

Other Things You'll need:

 

· Frying pan or large pot
 

· Mixing bowl

· Large spoon

· Measuring Cups

· Ziploc Bag (to easier stuff manicotti shells)

· Glass baking dish or pan

· Pam Non Stick Original Cooking Spray

· Aluminum Foil

Preparation and Cooking Directions:

· Side Note:  No need to cook manicotti shells first, you can stuff them uncooked for easy handling.

· Side Note: Take cream cheese out of the refrigerator at least 1 hour before you make the cheese filling. This will make stirring the mixture easier when the cream cheese is softer. 

1. About 1 hour before serving: brown ground beef in a frying pan or large pot, season meat with the seasonings of your choice. Cook on medium high minutes until meat is no longer pink. Drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Cover with lid, let simmer, and remove from heat

 

2. In a medium bowl, combine Ricotta cheese , Parmesan cheese, eggs, cream cheese, pepper, and 2 cups mozzarella cheese until creamy.  Add mixture to a zip lock bag and cut a small hole in the corner of the bag to stuff manicotti with cheese filling.

 

3. Preheat oven to 350°F


4. In a glass baking dish or a pan, spray lightly with Pam Non Stick Original Cooking Spray. Add a small layer of meat sauce in the bottom of the dish. Arrange manicotti in a single layer. Add meat sauce to completely cover (DON'T add meat sauce to the top, leave room because if you don't you will have spillage)

5. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover dish with aluminum foil. 

 

6. Cook for 1 hour or 1 hour and 15 minutes. Check your Manicotti about 40 minutes after you place it in the oven (the manicotti noodles should be tender) If you use a glass baking dish, make sure you place the hot casserole dish on a dish cloth or cloth. Let cool and serve.

 

7. Last but not least, don't forget the garlic bread (optional) and  Enjoy!

 

Here are a few other pics from Memorial Day Weekend/ Memorial Day

 

 

A slice of my Mama's Homemade Lemon Pound Cake. It was so good!

 

 

 

My best friend and I spending time together on Memorial Day :) I love this guy so much!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!