Meaty Stuffed Manicotti

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti
• 1/2 lb hot italian sausage or 1/2 lb mild italian sausage (3 links)
• 1/2 lb ground round
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 slice bread, cubed
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) container small curd cottage cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) jar pasta sauce with mushrooms, divided
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions; rinse with cold water.
• 2 drain.
• 3 remove casings from sausage and discard.
• 4 cook sausage and beef in a large skillet, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink.
• 5 drain.
• 6 stir together egg and milk in a large bowl; add bread.
• 7 stir in sausage mixture, mozzarella cheese and the next 5 ingredients.
• 8 spoon into manicotti shells, arrange in a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
• 9 pour 1/2 jar of spaghetti sauce over shells.
• 10 bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 11 uncover and pour remaining 1/2 jar sauce over shells; sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 12 bake, uncovered, 10 more minutes.