SPECIAL MANICOTTI Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 lb. Italian sausage links
1 lb. ground chuck
2 medium onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 - 15 oz. cans tomato sauce
16 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
12 oz. can tomato paste
1½ tsp. dried whole oregano
1¼ tsp. dried whole basil
1 tsp. sugar
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
½ tsp. dried whole thyme
½ tsp. dried whole rosemary
¼ tsp. dried whole marjoram
⅛ tsp. red pepper
16 manicotti shells
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 oz. pkg. cream cheese with chives, softened
4 cloves garlic, crushed
½ tsp. pepper
½ tsp. dried whole thyme
½ tsp. dried whole oregano
16 oz. container ricotta cheese
4 c. (16 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
½ c. grated Parmesan cheese
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Directions:Remove sausage from casing; crumble. Combine sausage, beef, onions and minced garlic in a large Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat until beef is browned, stirring to crumble; drain well. Add tomato sauce and next 11 ingredients; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2½ hours, stirring occasionally. Cook manicotti shells according to package directions. Combine cream cheeses and next 7 ingredients in a large bowl; stuff mixture into shells. Spoon half of sauce into a lightly greased 14 x 11½ x 2¼ inch baking dish or 2 lightly greased 2½-quart shallow casseroles. Arrange stuffed shells over sauce. Spoon remaining sauce over shells. Bake at 350º for 30 to 40 minutes or until heated. Let manicotti stand 5 minutes before serving. |
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Notes: Adding olive oil to your hands makes stuffing the shells easier.
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