Ronzoni's Cheese-filled Manicotti

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces manicotti
• 2 (15 ounce) containers ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 14 ounces spaghetti sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook pasta according to package directions. drain and lay flat on foil to cool.
• 3 meanwhile, in a large bowl, add most of the ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan, leaving just enough to sprinkle over the top later. also add the eggs and seasonings and mix well.
• 4 spoon or pipe about 1/3 c cheese mixture into each pasta tube and place in a 13 x 9 pan.
• 5 pour spaghetti sauce over filled pasta, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella, parmesan and parsley.
• 6 cover with foil and bake 35 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• 7 note: to make a white sauce, take equal parts butter and flour, melt and brown in pan, taking care not to burn it. add a pinch of salt and nutmeg, then cream or milk slowly, to reach the right consistency. for this recipe, you would need about 1/2 cup each of butter and flour and about 3 c of cream or milk.