I became nostalgic and made this. I made it for the first time in years and realize that it needed some major adjustments to the recipie. I bought 2 packages of manicotti that held 14 tubes each (I think 8 oz., enough for 2 9x13 nch pans, and the filling was just right to accommodate them.
On filling: I forgot to mentioned minced parsley. I used some that I had added grated lemon zest to and that was really nice. BIG hint: Load the filling into a pastry tube, then you can fill the tubes in minutes. Otherwise it takes forever.
Sauce: I doubled the amounts used for the V8 and tomato juices (and still did not have enough sauce, so I would increase about 2 cups more.) Used 3 cloves garlic, and cut the cinnamon and nutmeg amount in half.
Times, if working fast. Sauce prep: 20 minutes, Filling prep: 20 minutes (while the sauce simmers).
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