Manicotti
Source of Recipe
Brenda
List of Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
1 tsp. salt
1 large onion, (chopped)
1 tsp. fennel seed
2 large cloves garlic, (crushed)
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 can (28 oz) whole tomatoes
2 pkg. (10 oz each), frozen chopped spinach
1 can (8oz) mushrooms, drained
2 C. creamed cottage cheese, (small curds)
1/4 C. snipped parsley
1/3 C. grated Parmesian cheese
1/4 C. ground nutmeg
14 uncooked manicotti shells
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
bacon, (for meat sauce)
Recipe
Cook & stir ground beef, onion & garlic until beef is brown, about 10 minutes. Drain. Stir in tomatoes, ( with liquid), mushrooms, parsley, salt, fennel seed & basil. Break up tomatoes with fork. Heat to boiling, reduce heat. Cover & simmer beef mixture 10 minutes. Spoon about 1/3 of the beef mixture in ungreased rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2". Rinse spinach & squeeze until dry. Mix spinach, cottage cheese, 1/3 C. parmesan cheese, the nutmeg & pepper. Fill uncooked manicotti shells with spinach mixture, place shells on beef mixture in dish. Pour remaining beef mixture evenly over shells, covering shells completely, sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese. Cover & cook in 350 degree oven until shells are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. (Serves 7)
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