Manicotti

By debrcovey

Ingredients

• MEAT SAUCE:
• 1 box Manicotti
• 15 oz. ricotta cheese
• 2 Tbsp. cottage cheese
• 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs
• 3 #2 cans herb tomato sauce
• 1 lb. mushrooms, fresh sliced
• 1/3 medium diced green pepper
• 1/2 medium diced onion
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
• Garlic powder to taste
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. parsley
• Sage, very little
• 1 basil leaf
• 1/2 tsp. oregano

Preparation

Step 1

Drop 1 Tbsp. olive oil or vegetable oil into 3 quarts boiling salted water. Drop shells in very gently. Boil 8 minutes. Mix other ingredients. Stuff shells very carefully; put in grease casserole dish.

MEAT SAUCE:
Saute onion and pepper. Brown meat. Add all in large sauce pan; simmer 1 hour. Pour 3/4 of sauce over stuffed shells. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Pour other sauce over.