Name: Savory Meat Filled Manicotti
Ingredients: 8 ounce manicotti shells; 1/4 teaspoon fennel; 1/2 pound ground beef; 1/2 pound ground pork; 8 ounce mozzarella cheese, shredded; 4 eggs, slightly beaten; 1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 3/4 teaspoon oregano; 3/4 cup onion, finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 14 ounce spaghetti sauce

Savory Meat Filled Manicotti

Ingredients

8 ounces manicotti shells
1/4 teaspoon fennel
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 teaspoon oregano
3/4 cup onion, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
14 ounces spaghetti sauce

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Cool in single layer on foil. Heat oven to 350 F. In large skillet, brown meat; drain. Stir together meat, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, eggs, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, onion, oregano, salt and pepper. Fill each cooled pasta tube with about 1/4 cup meat filling. Spread thin layer of sauce on bottom of 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Place filled pasta in prepared baking dish; cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese and additional Parmesan cheese, if desired. Cover with foil. Bake 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. About 6 to 8 servings. May substitute Italian sausage for ground beef and pork and omit fennel.