Baked Cheese Manicotti

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley
• 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes with juice
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. add the cup of onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves, stirring frequently, until translucent, 2 to 4 minutes.
• 2 add two 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes in juice, 1/2 teaspoon parsley, and 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano. simmer, stirring occasionally, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon, until thickened, 45 minutes. season with salt and ground pepper.
• 3 cook pasta, drain, and cool.
• 4 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 5 in a large bowl, whisk together ricotta, eggs, thyme, oregano, and 1 cup parmesan. season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• 6 using a plastic bag for filling, stuff cooled pasta shells (about 3 tablespoons ricotta mixture in each).
• 7 coat bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 2 cups tomato sauce.
• 8 line up manicotti in baking dish, and cover with 2 cups sauce.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded parmesan.
• 10 bake until bubbly, about 30 minutes.