Italian sausage and cheese stuffed manicotti?

Question

I have misplaced my recipe and want to make this dish today. All help is appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

It sounds pretty straightforward. Just saute up your sausage by slicing open the skins and just frying up the meat. Break it up into bits w/ a wooden spoon to cook it evenly.
Remove sausage from pan & set aside to cool. In same pan, in same fat, add a little olive oil & saute some fresh chopped garlic & onion, and add a pinch of hot pepper flakes.

In a large bowl, combine sausage onion & garlic, all cooled, fresh chopped parsley, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and a little mozzarella, and about 1/2 tsp. of grated nutmeg. Add a beaten egg to everything if you need it bound together better. Mix all well.

Meantime cook canneloni or manicotti shells & let cool. Stuff w/ mixture from bowl. Arrange in a buttered baking dish & top w/ marinara sauce. A really cool thing to do also is to mix up a bechamel and pour that on top, too. It's so easy. Just melt 4 tablespoons of butter, sprinkle in 4 tablespoons of flour, whisk together for 2 minutes while allowing the flower to cook. Then whisk in 5 cups of WARM WHOLE MILK, add salt and pepper, whisk some more, cover and put on low for about 7 minutes or until thickened. This white sauce adds a silky quality to your dish. Goes great along w/ the red sauce, too.

Top everything w/ some more shredded mozzarella & parmesan, then a few dots of butter to brown the top. Bake @ 350 for 35 minutes or until everything is bubbly. ENJOY!!

(I didn't give measurements because I didn't know how many you are serving.)

Answer 2

Manicotti

14 uncooked manicotti shells
1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
1 1/2 cups meatless spaghetti sauce
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
DIRECTIONS
Cook manicotti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce.
Drain manicotti and rinse with cold water. In a bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and pepper. Carefully stuff manicotti. Place in a greased 11-in. x 7-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Top with sausage mixture.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Bake 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

Answer 3

Rocker Chick's recipe sounds delicious and simple enough for me to try too. Just for reference and second opinion check out www.cooks.com and type in what your looking for. I've found recipes for some of my family's old favorites, that most people have never heard of before, on this site.