Manicotti – 6 servings

We did this for the freezer and just stuffed the shells, flash froze and then placed in bags. When ready to have some of these will just layout on some sauce in pan and then pour more sauce over and bake as directed.

Here are what our shells look like now:

Manicotti – 6 servings  (we multiplied by 10 as both my mom and I were making these and wanted a few bags available to eat)

1 (8 ounce) package manicotti shells

4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

2 cups ricotta cheese

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 egg

2 tablespoons dried basil

2 (26 ounce) jars pasta sauce

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

In a bowl, mix 3 cups mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, garlic, egg, and basil. Stuff manicotti with the mixture.

Spread about 2 cups pasta sauce over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Arrange stuffed manicotti in the dish, and cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.

Bake 35 minutes in the preheated oven. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan, and continue baking 10 minutes, until mozzarella is melted and bubbly.