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Step 1
SHELLS:
1 dozen eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
2 1/2 cups flour -
Step 2
To make pasta shells, combine eggs, salt, water and flour in a mixing bowl. The mixture will be thin. Preheat a non-stick skillet and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Pour 1/2 cup of batter onto hot skillet. Tilt pan so batter covers the bottom, like a crepe. Cook a few minutes until set and flip to the other side. Cook the opposite side for 1 minute or less. Remove pancake-type shell from pan and set aside. Repeat this process until all batter is used.
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Step 3
FILLING:
2 pounds cottage cheese
2 eggs
1 teaspoon parsley
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese -
Step 4
For filling, combine cottage cheese, eggs, parsley, and parmesan cheese. Mix well. Set aside.
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Step 5
Spray 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Line bottom with spaghetti sauce. Set aside.
Spoon cheese filling mixture down the center of one pasta shell. Roll shell up jelly-roll style. Place seam side down in prepared baking dish. Repeat until all stuffing and shells are assembled. -
Step 6
Pour additional spaghetti sauce over the top of the manicotti rolls. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
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Step 7
Serve with additional sauce and meat balls, if desired.
