Ingredients
Ingredients
8 oz Creamette® Manicotti
1 (15 oz.) low-fat part skim ricotta or cottage cheese
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
0.50 tsp salt
0.25 tsp ground black pepper
1 (24 oz.) pasta sauce
Directions
Cooking Directions
1
Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain. Lay flat on foil to cool. Heat oven to 350º F.
2
In large bowl, stir together ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses, parsley, salt and pepper; spoon into cooled pasta tubes. Spread thin layer of sauce on bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking dish, arrange filled pasta in single layer over sauce. Pour remaining sauce over pasta; cover with foil.
3
Bake 40 minutes. Remove foil; bake 15 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly.
EASY MANICOTTI WITH CHEESE (No-Boil Method) ... Prepare as directed above EXCEPT; DO NOT cook pasta before filling tubes. For sauce, stir together pasta sauce and 1 cup of water; heat to boiling. Use heated sauce in preparing dish. Bake at 400ºF.
