Simple Sausage and Cheese Manicotti

⏱ 80 mins 🍽 7 serving(s) 🏷 Manicotti

This streamlined manicotti dish requires only five key components. Bulk pork sausage is mixed with cottage cheese to create a rich filling for the pasta tubes. After arranging them in a dish, they are covered with a jar of Italian tomato sauce and baked. Finally, a topping of shredded mozzarella is added and melted until bubbly for a comforting and simple meal.

Simple Sausage and Cheese Manicotti

Ingredients

  • 1 lb bulk pork sausage
  • 2 cups 4% cottage cheese
  • 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti
  • 1 (26 ounce) jar Italian-style tomato sauce
  • 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Method

  1. Mix the pork sausage with the cottage cheese in a large bowl. Fill the manicotti shells with this mixture. Arrange the stuffed shells in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Pour the jar of tomato sauce over the top.
  2. Cover the dish and place it in an oven preheated to 350°. Bake for 55-60 minutes. The manicotti is ready when a meat thermometer inserted into the centre of a shell shows 160°.
  3. Remove the cover from the baking dish. Scatter the shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the top. Return to the oven and bake for another 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese has fully melted. Allow the dish to rest for 5 minutes before you serve it.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1088500 mg

Recipe details

CategoryManicotti
Authorlovin2cook