Recipe - Cheese And Sausage Manicotti

1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Onion chopped
3 cl Garlic minced
28 ounce Canned whole tomatoes
1 teaspoon Dried oregano
One half teaspoon Dried thyme
One half teaspoon Pepper
12 Manicotti shells
One half pound Sweet italian sausage
Casin
3 cup Ricotta cheese
1 ounce Parmesan cheese grated
(abo
3 Eggs
One fourth cup Parsley chopped
1/8 teaspoon Cayenne pepper more to
Tast
4 ounce Mozzarella cheese
Shredded

Recipe by: First Magazine, 3/7/94 (entered by Susan Preparation Time: 1:35
1. Heat oven to 375~. In large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add
onion and garlic and cook until soft, 35 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with
their juice and crush them with a fork. Add oregano, thyme, Three fourths tsp. salt
and One fourth tsp. pepper. Boil over mediumhigh heat until thickened, about 15
minutes. Transfer tomato sauce to a bowl. Wipe out frying pan. 2.
Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook manicotti shells.
Drain and set aside. 3. Heat frying pan over mediumhigh heat. Add sausage
and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until brown, about 5 minutes. With
slotted spoon, transfer meat to paper towels and drain. 4. In a large bowl,
combine the sausage meat, ricotta, Parmesan, eggs, parsley, cayenne and the
remaining salt and pepper; stir to combine. Stuff the shells with sausage
mixture. 5. Spread 1 cup tomato sauce on the bottom of a 3quart baking
dish. Arrange the shells in one layer, pour remaining sauce over and
sprinkle with mozzarrella. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. 6. Uncover
and bake until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 15 minutes. Cool
slightly before serving.

Work Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour 35 min.

Per serving: Cal 613 Pro. 35g Fat 34g Sod. 1305mg Carb 42g Chol 208mg

Recipe By :

From: Western Mexican Cookbook

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