Make-Ahead Manicotti - Cookingwithdia

Ingredients

1 pint ricotta cheese

2eggs

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 ½ tablespoons white sugar

⅛ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

12manicotti shells

1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Directions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, mix together ricotta cheese and eggs until blended. Stir in spinach, mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese, sugar, salt and pepper. Stuff mixture into uncooked pasta shells.

Step 2

Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a medium baking dish. Arrange stuffed pasta shells in a single layer over the sauce. Pour the remainder of the sauce over the shells, cover dish, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Bake covered for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese, and bake for another 15 minutes.

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