Sausage-Stuffed Manicotti With Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

Great recipe; do not use smoked or precooked sausage.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 7

Ingredients

• 1 (26 ounce) jar  sun-dried  pasta sauce
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 1⁄2 lbs  uncooked  Italian sausages (7 links)
• 8  ounces  uncooked manicotti pasta shells (14)
• 2  cups  shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz.)
• 1⁄4 cup  shredded parmesan cheese (1 oz.)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350. Spray 13x9-inch (3 quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup of the pasta sauce in dish. To remaining sauce in jar, add water and mix well.
2. Cut sausage links in half lengthwise; remove casing. Shape each piece of sausage into roll; stuff into uncooked pasta shell. Place stuffed shells on sauce in dish. Pour remaining sauce mixture over shells.
3. Cover tightly with foil; bake 1 hour 20 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese; bake uncovered 10 minutes longer or until cheeses are melted and pasta is tender. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.