Beef And Cheese Manicotti

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Add something to your family's dinner tonight. Serve baked manicotti shells. I had so much fun stuffing the manicotti shells. 

Beef And Cheese Manicotti

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Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1 (8 oz) package manicotti

1 onion, chopped

1 (24 oz) jar pasta sauce

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

salt and pepper, to taste

1 heaping tablespoon garlic, minced

1 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions:

Cook manicotti according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water to cool.

In skillet, over medium heat, add ground beef, onions, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning, cook until beef is no longer pink. Add 1 cup pasta sauce, garlic and 1/4 cup Parmesan, stir well.

Add thin layer of sauce on bottom of casserole dish. Working over casserole dish, fill manicotti with meat using a spoon. Top manicotti with remaining pasta sauce, Parmesan cheese and Mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 degrees, until cheese is melted and heated through, about 12 to 15 minutes. Enjoy!

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