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Make-Ahead Manicotti

Ingredients
  

  • 1 8 oz. pkg. manicotti, uncooked
  • 15 oz. ricotta cheese
  • 8 oz. mozarella cheese
  • 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 3 c. spaghetti sauce
  • 1-1/4 c. water
  • Additional mozarella cheese for topping if desired

Instructions
 

  • For filling, mix together cheeses, egg, salt, and pepper. Fill uncooked manicotti with cheese mixture and place in greased 9x13 pan. May be refrigerated overnight or baked immediately.
  • To bake, pre-heat oven to 400. (If your manicotti has been refrigerated, be sure to remove it from the refrigerator about an hour before baking time.)
  • In a saucepan, stir spaghetti sauce and water together; bring to a boil. Pour over manicotti. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
  • Remove foil and top manicotti with additional mozarella cheese, if desired; bake for 5-10 minutes more. Serve with additional spaghetti sauce, if desired.
  • Note: Sometimes if the manicotti has been refrigerated overnight, the shell will crack when the hot sauce is poured over. This is not usually a problem, because the filling helps hold the shell in place, and the mozarella cheese topping covers any visible imperfection.