Manicotti

By rossboys

Ingredients

• 12 lg manicotti shells
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 6 Tbsp chopped fresh basil or 2 Tbsp dried basil
• 1 - 26oz jar prepared spaghetti sauce, divided
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 deg. Spray 13x9" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; rinse with cool water. Let pasta dry on paper towels.

For filling, in medium bowl, stir together 3 cups mozzarella with the ricotta and fresh basil. Using a teaspoon, carefully stuff pasta shells with prepared cheese mixture.

Spoon 2 cups spaghetti sauce into prepared baking dish. Arrange stuffed pasta over sauce. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over top of pasta. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.

Bake manicotti for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with the Parmesan; bake for 10 min longer. Serve immediately.