Sausage-Stuffed Manicotti

Ingredients -
12 dried manicotti pasta
1lb Italian sausage
1 15 oz. carton ricotta cheese
1 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tsp . dried basil
3 cups marinara sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded smoked mozzarella cheese.

1) Preheat oven to 350*. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, place pasta in a single layer on a sheet of greased foil.

2) Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until brown. drain off fat.

(I used jennie-o Italian sausage links. I took them out of the casings, and cooked it like any other ground meat)

3) In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and basil. Stir in cooked sausage.


4) using a small spoon fill pasta with sausage mixture. arrange filled pasta in ungreased 3 qt baking dish. pour marinara sauce over pasta. sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

(I couldn't fill it with as spoon, so I had to use my hands. Messy but effective)

5) bake covered for 20 minutes. Bake uncovered about
10 min mor or until mixture is heated through and cheese is melted

Makes 6 servings (2 manicotti per serving)
360 calories, 26 g fat, 24 mg cholesterol, 998 mg sodium, 20g carbs, 4g fiber, 8 g protein.

Sorry I didn't get any other pictures. It was just to good to stop and take pictures