Laurie's Stuffed Manicotti

By rossboys

Ingredients

• 1 lb mild bulk pork sausage
• 2 - 15 oz cans Italian tomato sauce
• 1 - 6 oz can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 Tbsp packed lt brown sugar
• 1 - 15 oz carton ricotta cheese
• 3 cups shredded mozzerella cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp parsley flakes
• 12 manicotti noodles, cooked, rinsed & drained
• grated Parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 deg.

In large saucepan, brown sausage; drain. Remove half of sausage; set aside. Stir tomato sauce, paste, water and brown sugar into sausage; simmer 15 minutes. In medium bowl, combine remaining sausage, ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella, egg and parsley. In 13x9x2" baking dish, pour 1/2 spaghetti sauce mixture. Stuff manicotti noodles with ricotta mixture and place on top of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over filled noodles, top with remaining mozzarella and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake, uncovered for 20 minutes.