“Lazy” Manicotti With Meat Sauce

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make “Lazy” Manicotti With Meat Sauce is Makes 32 manicotti. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook “Lazy” Manicotti With Meat Sauce estimated approx ~2 hours total, broken up.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook “Lazy” Manicotti With Meat Sauce using 23 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

I was going to make stuffed shells, but I wasn’t looking forward to stuffing all the individual pasta shells. So I decided to use lasagna noodles and made little roll-ups to look like small manicotti! This approach was quicker, AND it allowed me to easily distribute my filling equally between all the “manicotti.” Hooray for the lazy approach! 😁

Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make “Lazy” Manicotti With Meat Sauce:

1. For Meat Sauce
2. 1 pound ground turkey (~450 g)
3. 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, crumbled (~226 g)
4. 1 large onion, chopped
5. 8 oz mushrooms, chopped (226 g)
6. 1 bell pepper, chopped
7. 5 cloves garlic, minced
8. ~2.5 cups marinara sauce (23.5 oz or 666 g), homemade or store bought
9. 28 oz can crushed tomatoes (~3 cups, or 794 g)
10. 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (~1.75 cups, or 411 g)
11. 1/2 cup red wine (120 ml)
12. Oregano and Basil (fresh or dried, to taste). Optional (if your marinara already contains this, you can omit it)
13. Pasta
14. 12 oz box lasagna noodles (340 g)
15. Cheese Filling
16. 1 large egg
17. 30 oz ricotta cheese (850 g)
18. 5 oz shredded Italian cheese blend (Asiago, Parmesan, Romano, Provolone) (142 g)
19. 2 heaping Tablespoons chopped parsley
20. 1/4 teaspoon salt
21. 1/4 teaspoon pepper
22. Topping
23. ~2 cups shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese blend (8oz, or about 226 g)

Steps to make to make “Lazy” Manicotti With Meat Sauce

1. Assemble your ingredients.
2. For the Filling:
   
   In a bowl, combine whisked egg, ricotta, shredded cheese blend, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix well, and refrigerate until you’re ready for the next step.
3. Sauté the sausage until browned, then drain it to remove excess oil. Repeat with the ground turkey.
4. Chop the vegetables and sauté each batch individually in a small amount of oil. Add the garlic to the cooked onion and only sauté it for about a minute.
5. Transfer the meats and sautéed vegetables to a large pot. Add the canned tomatoes, the marinara sauce, red wine, and spices.
6. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
7. Meanwhile, cook the lasagna noodles according to the package directions.
   Transfer the cooked noodles to cookie sheets that have been lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with no -stick baking spray (e.g. Pam)
8. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
   
   Ladle some of the meat sauce onto the bottom of a 9x13” and an 8x8” baking pan.
9. Cut each lasagna noodle in half, then place about 2 heaping Tablespoons of the cheese filling onto each.
10. Roll the noodle around the filling, then place seam side down into the baking pans.
11. Cover all the noodles with the remaining meat sauce, then top with the shredded cheese.
12. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the cheese is lightly browned.

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