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Ricotta cheese mozarella Parmesan cheese salt pepper lemon zest parsley eggs tomatoes fresh basil salt pepper paprika garlic olive oil
Viewed: 27 - Published at: 4 years agoIngredients
- For the stuffing:
- 2 cups of ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup of shredded mozarella
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese plus extra 1/3 cup
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp of dried parsley
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 box of manicotti
- For the sauce:
- 15 large tomatoes
- 1/2 cup of fresh basil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tbsp of paprika
- 1 tbsp of garlic powder
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
Method
- In a small pan, heat up the olive oil. Add the tomatoes diced, garlic powder, olive oil, salt, pepper and paprika. Cover and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring often. About 5 minutes before the end of cooking time, add the chopped fresh basil and mix very well.
- Prepare the manicotti according to the package direction.
- In a large bowl, mix the ricotta, mozarella, parmesan, salt, pepper, eggs and parsley. Stuff the manicotti.
- Pour half of the tomato sauce in a large pan. Arrange the shells over the sauce and cover with the rest of the tomato sauce. Sprinkle some extra parmesan and bake for 40 minutes on 350.
