Manicotti

Total Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped, 1 sm
• 3 slices bread, torn up into small pieces
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (8 ) package manicotti
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped, 1 sm
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon parsley, snipped
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning

Recipe

• 1 cook and stir the meat and the first 1/4 cup of onion in a large skillet until the meat is brown.
• 2 drain off excess fat.
• 3 remove from the heat and stir in the remaining ingredients for the meat filling.
• 4 fill the uncooked manicotti shells, packing the filling into both ends.
• 5 place the shells in an ungreased baking pan, 13 x 9 x 2-inches.
• 6 heat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 7 heat the undrained mushrooms and the remaining ingredients for the tomato sauce except the parmesan cheese to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• 8 reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes.
• 9 pour the sauce over the filled shells.
• 10 cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake until the shells are tender, 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.
• 11 sprinkle with the cheese and cool 5 to 10 minutes before serving.