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Simple Manicotti Recipe

I found this recipe in a cookbook from my mother's hometown. Since everyone there is a good cook, I knew this would be terrific. One taste proved me right!—Pam Clemens, Wimbledon, North Dakota

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Simple Manicotti Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 7 Servings

35 10 45

Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds ground beef
2 cups spaghetti sauce, divided
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
14 large manicotti shells, cooked and drained

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup spaghetti sauce, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cool for 5 minutes. Set 1/2 cup aside. Add cheese to the remaining meat mixture.
Stuff into manicotti shells; arrange in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine remaining spaghetti sauce and reserved meat mixture; pour over shells.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 7 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 415 calories, 19 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 79 mg cholesterol, 800 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 29 g protein.

Originally published as Simple Manicotti in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook , p250