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
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.