Cheesy Beef Manicotti

• servings: 14 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef

1 small onion

2 ½ cups marinara or pasta sauce

1 box manicotti pasta

15 oz container ricotta cheese

2 ½ cups mozzarella cheese

1 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Oil (for pan frying)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degree F (190 degrees C).

Boil the manicotti noodles for 6-7 minutes. (Make sure that the water is already boiling prior to adding in the noodles). Rinse them with cold water to stop them from cooking.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of oil to a pan on medium heat. Add in the onions and cook until soft. Add in the ground beef and cook until the meat is fully browned, breaking up the meat as needed. Set aside to cool.

Add the container of ricotta, 1 ½ cups of mozzarella cheese and ½ cup of parmesan cheese to a bowl and mix until combined. Add the cooked meat to the bowl with the cheeses and mix to combine.

Stuff the manicotti noodles with the cheese and meat mixture.

Pour about 1 cup of marinara sauce on the bottom of a pan and add the stuffed manicotti on top. Pour the rest of the sauce on top of the noddles and sprinkle the rest of mozzarella and parmesan cheese on top.

Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese on top is bubbly and slightly golden.

Nutrition

• Calories: 299.68 kcal
• Total Fat: 17.27 g
• Saturated Fat: 8.93 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6.54 g
• Trans Fat: 0.4 g
• Cholesterol: 60.58 mg
• Sodium: 512.37 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 16.84 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.31 g
• Total Sugars: 2.98 g
• Protein: 18.94 g