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Beef and Cheese Manicotti

Author: Catherine's Plates

Ingredients

  • 10-14 manicotti tubes
  • 3-4 cups marinara sauce
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 sm onion minced
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp dried basil
  • 1/4 tsp dried parsley
  • 16 oz cottage cheese
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • fresh basil for garnish

Instructions

  • Cook box of manicotti per instructions on box. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9 baking dish.
  • Spread 1 1/2 cups of marinara sauce onto bottom of dish. Set aside.
  • In a skillet on medium high heat, put 1 TBS olive oil and 1 TBS butter and heat up. Add minced onion and saute for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add ground beef to onions and cook until meat is browned. Add seasonings and stir for 1 minutes. Turn heat off. Drain fat from meat by placing meat on a paper towel cover plate to allow meat to cool.
  • In large bowl mix cottage cheese, 2 cups of mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Once mixed completely, add beef and mix. Taste, and add salt & pepper if needed.
  • Transfer mixture into a Ziploc bag or a piping bag, cutting the corner of bottom of bag to allow mixture to come out.
  • Pipe filling into manicotti and place onto baking dish.
  • Place remaining marinara sauce and remaining mozzarella cheese onto shells.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until cheese is gold brown and bubbly.
  • Garnish with fresh basil.