Meat Filled Manicotti

Description

This is a tasty and filling dish that can be nicely paired with a green salad if desired.

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti pasta
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 ½ cups cottage cheese
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 egg whites
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and cool. Reserve.
  2. Meanwhile
  3. in a large skillet brown beef on medium heat. Drain and cool.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  5. Combine beef
  6. cottage cheese
  7. 1 cup mozzarella cheese
  8. Parmesan cheese
  9. egg whites and oregano. Mix well. Stuff shells with mixture.
  10. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish. Pour enough spaghetti sauce in dish to cover the bottom. Place stuffed noodles in the dish. Cover with spaghetti sauce and top with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 6

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