How to Recipes | Beef Manicotti Recipe

Making Beef Manicotti? If you like beef and pasta, then you’ll love this recipe for Beef Manicotti, it's great Italian food. Try this great recipe, and enjoy eating manicotti or other Italian food with family & friends.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• rectangular baking dish
• large skillet
• Pam cooking spray
• 1 pound ground chuck
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup Jack or Mozzarella cheese, grated
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 10-12 manicotti noodles, cooked according to package directions
• 1 large jar spaghetti sauce
• grated Parmesan cheese

1. To begin cooking your beef manicotti, brown meat, onion, and garlic powder in the large skillet, and drain the juice.

2. The second step in cooking the beef manicotti is to remove meat from heat and add cottage cheese, jack cheese, and mayonnaise.

3. Then, boil the manicotti noodles & take the cooked noodles, drain, and rinse with cold water in a colander.

4. Next, the messy part. Carefully spoon meat mixture into noodles, being careful not to tear them.

5. Place the full manicotti noodles in a rectangular baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam. Pour spaghetti sauce generously over the noodles being sure to cover the entire noodle (if not covered with sauce, the noodle will become hard upon baking).

6. Sprinkle your beef manicotti with Parmesan cheese and bake at 350* for 25 – 30 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Great to make extra and freeze 2-4 full manicotti for a quick meal later in the week. Don't leave frozen too long.

[carolee44]

on 1/11/2009 Mouth watering yummy...Going to try this right away...Great recipe..Keep them coming...

[bmi57]

on 12/7/2007 YUMMY! Thanks.