Baked Manicotti With Meat Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ricotta cheese
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup almonds, slivered
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 lb mild italian sausage
• 16 manicotti, cooked
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 32 ounces spaghetti sauce

Recipe

• 1 make filling by mixing first 8ingredients and 1 cup parmesan cheese.
• 2 blend thoroughly.
• 3 cook meat with garlic and onions
• 4 sprinkle with salt and drain grease.
• 5 stuff cooked noodles (gently) with filling.
• 6 butter 12x15 baking dish.
• 7 spoon tomato sauce in bottom of dish to cover.
• 8 place stuffed shells in dish to completely fill.
• 9 sprinkle meat over and around shells.
• 10 spoon tomato sauce over shells generously.
• 11 sprinke with 1/2 cup parmesan.
• 12 cover with foil.
• 13 bake at 350°f for 45 minutes.