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Recipe: Hearty Manicotti

Main Dishes - Pasta, Sauces
HEARTY MANICOTTI
8 main dish servings

1 lb. Italian sweet sausage links
1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 16 oz. cans tomato puree
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. parsley, chopped
basil
salt
1 8 oz. package manicotti shells
4 cups ricotta cheese
1 8 oz. package mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese

In covered 5 quart Dutch oven. Over medium heat, in 1/4 cup water,cook sausage links 5 minutes.

Uncover, brown well, drain on paper towel. Spoon fat from Dutch oven. Uncover, on medium heat
brown

ground beef and onions, stir in tomato puree, paste, sugar,pepper, 1 tsp. basil, 1 tsp. salt, 1 cup

water; simmer, covered 45 minutes.

Cut sausage into bite-size pieces; add to mixture and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, cook manicotti as label directs; drain. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine ricotta and mozzarella (diced) cheeses, parsley, 3/4 tsp. basil,

1/2 tsp salt; stuff into shells.

Spoon half of meat sauce into 13" x 9" baking dish. Place half of shells over sauce in one layer.

Spoon remaining sauce, except 3/4 cup, over shells, top with remaining shells in one layer.

Spoon reserved meat sauce over top. Sprinkle with parmesan. Bake 30 minutes.
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