Manicotti '3 Cheese

By Kwasome

Can be Covered & Chilled for up to 24 hrs before baking.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Chopp’d Onion
• 1 Clove Minced Garlic
• 1 Tbs Cooking Oil
• 1 Can Tomatoes Cut Up (14.5 oz)
• 1 Can Tomato Sauce (8 oz)
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Crushed Dried Oregano
• 1/4 tsp Crushed Dried Thyme
• 2 Beat’n eggs
• 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 sm. Bay Leaf
• 1/2 cup Grat’d Parmesan Cheese
• 1/2 cup Snipped Fresh Parsley
• 1/2 tsp Crushed Dried Oregano
• 1- 1/2 cup Ricotta Cheese or creamy Cottage Chse.
• 8 Dried Manicotti Shells

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 50mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

1 For sauce, in a 2-Qrt saucepan cook Onion & Garlic in hot oil until tender. Add undrained Tomatoes, Tomato sauce, Sugar, the 1 Tsp. Oregano, Thyme, & Bay leaf. Bring to a boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; discard bay leaf.
2 Cook Pasta according to package; drain. Rinse shells in cold water.
3 For filling, in a Med. mixing bowl stir together Eggs, half of the Mozzarella, Ricotta or Cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, Parsley, & 1/2 Tsp. Oregano, & dash of Pepper. Spoon filling into Manicotti.
4 Pour half of the tomato mixture into a 2-Qrt. Rectangular baking dish. Arrange stuffed manicotti in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over shells. Sprinkle remaining Mozzarella atop.
5 Baked the stuffed manicotti, covered, in a 350° oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until heated through.