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ground beef parsley onion salt basil oregano marjoram leaves cheese shredded Monterey Jack cheese Parmesan cheese manicotti Parmesan cheese
Viewed: 46 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 14 cup chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons instant minced onion
- 12 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 14 teaspoon dried oregano
- 14 teaspoon marjoram leaves
- 2 cups large curd cottage cheese
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- 12 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
- 12 -16 manicotti
- additional parmesan cheese, to taste
Method
- Tomato sauce: saute 1 large onion, chopped, and 1 sweet red bell pepper, (seeded and chopped) in 3 tablespoons olive or salad oil until tender.
- Mix in 2 cloves garlic (minced or pressed), 1 large can (28oz.)
- tomatoes, 1/2 cup dry red wine (optional).
- 1 teaspoons each sugar and salt, and 1 tablespoons dried basil leaves.
- Bring to boiling.
- Cover and simmer 20 minute Uncover and cook, stirring occasionally about 10 minutes until sauce is reduced to about 1 quart.
- Spoon 1 cup of the tomato sauce into a greased 13- by- 9 inch baking dish.
- Mix ground beef, parsley, onions, salt, herbs, cottage cheese.
- Jack cheese and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese.
- Divide mixture into 12 to 16 equal portions.
- Stuff uncooked manicotti shells with it.
- Place filled shells in baking dish.
- Pour remaining sauce evenly over them.
- Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
- Cover tightly with foil (refrigerate, if made ahead).
- Bake at 350F until manciotti are tender, about 1 1/4 hours (1 1/2 hours if refreigerated).
- Uncover.
- Bake 5 minute to brown lightly.
- Serve sprinkled with additional Parmesan cheese.
