Manicotti with Basil Cheese Filling and Puttanesca Sauce
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 26
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
-
Puttanesca Sauce
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 can sliced black olives, drained (about 1/4 cup)
- 1⁄4 cup dry red wine
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley or 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon rosemary
- 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese
- 1⁄2 lb hamburger
- 1⁄2 lb Italian sausage
-
Basil cheese filling
- 1 (15 ounce) carton ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 10 -12 manicotti
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
directions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Saute the garlic and onions until tender.
- Add the tomato products and 1 c.
- water.
- Add the olives, wine, spices and 1/2 c.
- of parmesan or romano cheese.
- Stir and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer.
- In a frying pan, heat 2 tbsp.
- of oil, add hamburger and sausage and fry til cooked through.
- Add to the sauce.
- Simmer for at least 45 min or if you have longer up to 3 hours.
- Cook the manicotti according to the package directions, drain, cool and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the ricotta cheese and egg until well blended.
- Add the parmesan, mozzarella and basil, stir well.
- Stuff the manicotti shells with the cheese mixture, you can use a pastry bag, plastic bag with a hole cut in the bottom or a spoon.
- A pastry bag works the best.
- Take a 13x9 inch pan, spread the sauce over the bottom till covered and its about 1/2 inch thick.
- Lay the stuffed manicotti on top.
- Spread sauce to cover shells on top.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and parmesan.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for at least 1 hour.
- When you take it out of the oven, it should be bubbling and hot throughout.
- Let it sit for at least 10 min.
- before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
morelhunter
knoxville, 0