Sausage Filled Manicotti

By eaglezfan6

Ingredients

• 1 package 8oz manicotti shells
• 1 jar 14oz tomato sauce
• For the Filling
• 6 ounces hot or sweet sausage casing removed
• 1 container 15 to 16oz ricotta cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 large egg; lightly beaten
• 3 tbsp fresh parsley
• 1/8 tsp pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
Cook pasta according to package directios, but do not add salt. Drain pasta in a large colander.
To prepare filling, in a large nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring to crumble, until cooked through and no longer pink about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to paper towels to drain.
In a large bowl, combine ricotta, sausage, 1/2 cup of mozzarella, parmesan, egg, parsley and pepper. Mix well. Spoon filling evenly into cooked manicotti.
Place stuffed manicotti in a single layer in prepared pan. Spoon tomato sauce evenly over minicott. Sprinkle with remainign mozzarella. Bake until heated through and cheese melts about 35 minutes.