Make- Ahead Manicotti
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living- Judy Perry, Spring, Texas
Serves 6 peopleCategories: Pasta- Pasta sauce- Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz.) container ricotta cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach thawed and well drained
- 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/8 Tbsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 12 uncooked manicotti shells
- 1 (32 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
Directions
- Stir together ricotta cheese and eggs until blended. Stir in spinach, mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and next 3 ingredients. Stuff into manicotti shells.
- Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in bottom of a lightly greased 11 × 7 inch baking dish. ?Arrange stuffed shells on a single layer over sauce.
- Pour remaining sauce over shells, covering shells completely. Cover and chill 8 hours.
- Bake, covered, at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and bake 15 more minutes.