Make-Ahead Manicotti
Ingredients
- 1 pint ricotta cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 ½ tablespoons white sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 12 manicotti shells
- 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
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Instructions
- Mix ricotta cheese and eggs together in a medium bowl until blended. Stir in spinach, mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, sugar, salt, and pepper. Stuff mixture into uncooked pasta shells.
- Pour 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce into a medium baking dish; spread to cover the bottom. Arrange stuffed shells in a single layer over sauce. Pour remaining sauce over shells. Cover and chill in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove shells from the refrigerator.
- Bake, covered, in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese, and bake for 15 more minutes.
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