Recipe

Ricotta Manicotti With Tomato Sauce Recipe

	Caramia / All my dishes 7 months ago . Prep:40m Cook:50m Servings:6	Caramia
	easy

Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope

Recent Gawkers

pointsev

addition

jabec

Ingredients

Coarse salt and ground pepper (6-inch)

1 package (8 ounces) manicotti, cooked, drained, and cooled

2 containers (15 ounces each) part-skim ricotta cheese

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese

1 ounce dried mushrooms, such as shiitake, soaked and drained, and finely chopped

4 cups Basic Tomato Sauce (below)

Basic Tomato Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves garlic

2 cans (28 ounces) whole tomatoes in juice

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

Cook pasta, drain, and cool. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together ricotta, eggs, thyme, oregano, and 1 cup Parmesan. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Stir in mushrooms.

Using a plastic bag for filling, stuff cooled pasta shells (about 3 tablespoons ricotta mixture in each). Coat bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 2 cups tomato sauce. Line up manicotti in baking dish, and cover with 2 cups sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan. Bake until bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Tomato Sauce

In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Cook 1 small diced onion and 2 minced garlic cloves, stirring frequently, until translucent, 2 to 4 minutes.

Add two 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes in juice and 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano. Simmer, stirring occasionally, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon, until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper

Not quite what you're looking for? See more Main Dish / Misc

Or see more just like this