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Easy Sausage Manicotti | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this easy 6-ingredient #recipe is fantastic. If you enjoy #pasta this one uses #ItalianSausage, #RicottaCheese & #MozzarellaCheese. Kid-friendly & family approved! #manicotti #EasySausageManicotti

Easy Sausage Manicotti

Teresa Ambra
Easy Sausage Manicotti is a delightful Italian-style entree. It can be assembled fairly quickly, making it a great addition to your monthly meal rotation plan. This six-ingredient recipe is extremely easy to make and even kid-friendly. Wonderful for company or family dinners.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 16 minutes
Course Main Dish, Pasta, Pork Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 7
Calories 527 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet
  • 1 hamburger chopper to break meat down in small pieces while frying
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • aluminum foil
  • 1 9x13" glass baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. mild Italian pork sausage crumbled
  • 15 oz. container ricotta cheese
  • 8 oz. box uncooked manicotti shells
  • 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning divided use
  • 24 oz. jar spaghetti sauce any variety
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded (4-oz.)

Instructions
 

  • Crumble sausage into a large skillet.
  • Fry over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink.
  • Use a hamburger chopper to break meat down in small pieces while frying.
  • Remove cooked sausage to a paper towel-lined plate to drain for a few minutes.
  • Pat sausage dry with paper towels to remove all grease.
  • Combine cooked sausage, ricotta cheese and 1 ½ tsp. Italian seasoning in a mixing bowl.
  • Stuff dry manicotti shells with sausage mixture.
  • Spoon ½ cup spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a 9x13” glass baking dish.
  • Place manicotti shells in single layer in baking dish.
  • Pour remaining sauce over top of shells.
  • Sprinkle remaining Italian seasoning evenly over top of manicotti.
  • Cover dish with foil.
  • Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until manicotti is soft and can be pierced with a fork.
  • Uncover; sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top of shells.
  • Bake an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
  • Yield: 14 manicotti or 7 servings.

Notes

NOTE: Even if you stuff the manicotti shells to the brim, there will be extra filling that you will not use in this recipe.
 
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 527kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 25gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 1088mgPotassium: 627mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 835IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 272mgIron: 3mg
Keyword cheese, Italian sausage, main dish, mozzarella cheese, pasta, pork, sausage, spaghetti sauce, stuffed shells
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