Beef / Pork

Pasta - Manicotti - Meat Filling is for Dinner.

Pasta - Manicotti - Meat Filling takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Pasta - Manicotti - Meat Filling takes 30 minutes to cook.

Pasta - Manicotti - Meat Filling makes 11 servings.

The ingredients for Pasta - Manicotti - Meat Filling are:

11 Manicotti sleeves
1/4 Cup Onion, chopped
1/4 Cup Green Pepper, chopped
1 lb. Ground Beef (93% Lean)
1 Jar (approx 48 oz.) Spaghetti Sauce (Robusto Ragu- Italian Sausage and Cheese)
1/2 Cup soft bread crumbs (Used Healthy Life Bread- 2 slices, no crust)
4 oz. Grated Cheese (Used 2% Four Cheese Blend. Recipe called for Mozzarella)
1 TBS Parsley (dried flakes)
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
Grated Parmesan Cheese - About 1 Cup

Here is how you make Pasta - Manicotti - Meat Filling:

Cook Manicotti - at sleeves to boiling water and cook 9 minutes.Cook meat until done, drainCook pepper and onion until transparent in a little waterAdd cooked meat, 1/4 Cup Sauce, bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper to onions and peppers. Mix well. If mixture is too dry add more sauce.Pour small amount of sauce in the bottom of large rectangular casserole dish.Fill Manicotti with meat mixtureLay side by side in casserole.Top with remaining sauce.Sprinkle generously with Parmesan Cheese.COVER, Bake 350 degrees - 25-30Remove Cover and ServeYield: 11 - 1 Manicotti ServingsNote: Original Recipe called for 3 TBS oil which I omitted. And 1/2 lb. pork and 3/4 lb. ground beef. I used 1lb very lean ground beef instead.Number of Servings: 11Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SILVERSPRINGS.

The nutritional information for Pasta - Manicotti - Meat Filling is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 11
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 256.2

• Total Fat: 14.2 g
• Cholesterol: 29.1 mg
• Sodium: 714.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
• Protein: 24.1 g