Make-Ahead Manicotti



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Prep Time:
30 mins

Cook Time:
1 hr

Total Time:
1 hr 30 mins

Servings:
6


Ingredients

  • 1pintricotta cheese
  • 2largeeggs
  • 1(10 ounce) packagefrozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½cupgrated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 1 ½tablespoonswhite sugar
  • ⅛teaspoonsalt
  • ¼teaspoonground black pepper
  • 12manicotti shells
  • 1(32 ounce) jarspaghetti sauce

  • Directions

    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.



    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    507

    Calories

    19g

    Fat

    56g

    Carbs

    29g

    Protein

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