Cheese Manicotti with Meat Sauce

This saucy stuffed noodles goodness will dance its way into your heart! The pasta is smothered with a meaty sauce and tons of cheese!

As I was scrolling through Facebook, a recipe caught my eye. The recipes always look so good but there times, they don’t taste good or the directions just don’t work!

I watched video once and tried to remember the steps of the recipe. I decided to try it. This one is actually so good and so easy to make. The hardest part is getting the string cheese out of the packaging! 

you only need a few ingredients!

Prego is my go to marinara sauce but grab whatever blows your skirt up and down. I bet you have most of these ingredients in your fridge and pantry right now.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray your baking dish with cooking spray. In a skillet, add your hamburger and diced onion and cook until the beef is brown. Drain beef, if needed.

Add the marinara sauce and let simmer for about 5 minutes. Set aside.

Cover the bottom of the baking dish with 1 cup of the meat sauce. Place one string cheese into each manicotti shell.

Arrange the shells on top of the meat sauce.

Cover the pasta with the rest of the meat sauce and then cover the top with the Mozzarella cheese. Let your heart tell you, how much cheese is enough! Cover pan with foil and bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the foil and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let cool for about 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Cheese Manicotti with Meat Sauce

Cheese Manicotti with Meat Sauce

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Ingredients

• 1 (8-ounce) box manicotti
• 1 pound hamburger
• 1 (22-ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 bag of string cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cup shredded mozzarella, divided
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Brown the hamburger and diced onion in a large pan over medium heat. Add the marinara and let simmer for 5 minutes, and then set aside.
3. Spray the baking dish with cooking spray. Coat the bottom of a 9×13” baking pan with a thin layer of the meat sauce. Stuff each uncooked manicotti with a string cheese. Place them in a single layer in the prepared pan.
4. Pour the meat sauce over the top of the stuffed manicotti and spread it over the top of the pasta so it’s covered. Sprinkle the the mozzarella cheese and Parmesan (optional) over the top.
5. Cover the pan with foil and bake the manicotti for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the foil and bake it for 10 minutes. Sprinkle the extra parsley over the top for garnish. Let it stand for a few minutes at room temperature before serving.

Cheese Manicotti with Meat Sauce

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