Beef / Pork

"Sausage-and-Peppers" Baked Manicotti is for Dinner.

"Sausage-and-Peppers" Baked Manicotti takes several minutes to prepare.

"Sausage-and-Peppers" Baked Manicotti takes several minutes to cook.

"Sausage-and-Peppers" Baked Manicotti makes 7 servings.

The ingredients for "Sausage-and-Peppers" Baked Manicotti are:

1 package manicotti (about 14 noodles)
4 oz. mild Italian sausage
2 c. finely diced green pepper
1 c. finely diced red onion
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 c. part-skim ricotta cheese
4 oz. light cream cheese
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
2 T. grated pecorino romano cheese
1 t. Italian seasoning
pinch salt
pinch pepper
pinch crushed red pepper
1 can or jar (about 3 cups) low-fat pasta sauce
1 c. shredded mozzarella

Here is how you make "Sausage-and-Peppers" Baked Manicotti:

Prepare and drain manicotti per package instructions.Heat saute pan to medium high. Squeeze sausage from casing and brown it, mashing it up to get a very fine crumble. Remove sausage to a medium-sized bowl. Cook the green peppers, onion and garlic in the pan drippings. (There won't be too much.) When soft (about 5 minutes), add to the sausage in the bowl.When the sausage/vegetable mixture is cool, add the ricotta, cream cheese, egg whites, pecorino romano, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. Stir well to combine.Spread 1/2 jar marinara on the bottom of a 13x9 glass dishFill the cooled manicotti with the mixture and place on top of the marinara. Top with the remaining sauce and sprinkle with 1 c. shredded mozzarella.Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and starting to brown.

The nutritional information for "Sausage-and-Peppers" Baked Manicotti is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 7
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 404.6

• Total Fat: 18.6 g
• Cholesterol: 58.6 mg
• Sodium: 903.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 19.5 g