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Manicotti Casserole is a simple comfort food recipe that is quick to put together and delicious to eat! #Manicotti #ComfortFood #Pasta #CheesyDinnerRecipes #ItalianRecipes

Manicotti Casserole

An easy comfort food Italian recipe filled with three cheeses.

Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Cheesy Pasta, comfort food, Italian Recipes, Manicotti
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces Rigatoni Pasta cooked, rinsed and drained well
  • 15 ounces Ricotta Cheese
  • 3 cups Mozzarella Cheese grated and divided
  • 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tsp Dried Parsley
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1//4 tsp pepper
  • 24 ounces Spaghetti Sauce

Instructions

  1. Cook, drain and rinse pasta. Drain well after rinsing.

  2. While the pasta cooks, combine ricotta cheese, 2 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, freshly grated parmesan cheese, egg, dried parsley, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Mix well. 

  3. Then, place one half cup spaghetti sauce into a 9 x 13 baking dish. 

  4. Top spaghetti sauce with half of the pasta.

  5. Top the pasta with the cheese mixture. 

  6. Add remaining pasta to the baking dish and then top with the remaining pasta sauce.

  7. Sprinkle the 1/2 cup reserved mozzarella cheese over the top of the spaghetti sauce.

  8. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes-until hot and bubbly. Enjoy!