Three Cheese Manicotti Recipe
Baked pasta dishes are hearty, comforting, and great for feeding the whole family. This Three Cheese Manicotti recipe is also super easy to make! Bite into a symphony of savory tomato sauce, big tube pasta, and rich cheese filling.

Ingredients

Salt (2 tbsp)
Manicotti (1 lb)
Tomato sauce (3 cups)
Fresh mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)
Ricotta cheese (2 ½ cups)
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (¾ cups)
Fresh basil (¼ cups)
Eggs (2 beaten)
Ground pepper (¼ tsp)
Grated nutmeg (¼ tsp)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a large pot, pre-heat the water and bring it to boil. Add salt and the manicotti. Stir gently to keep the pasta untangled. Cook the pasta 2 minutes less than the instructions on the label.

Drain the pasta and run it under cold water. Drain again until dry.

In a baking dish, spread a layer of tomato sauce.

In a large bowl, combine mozzarella, ricotta and parmigiano reggiano. Add in the basil, eggs, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Use an icing bag (or a plastic bag with a corner cut off) to fill the manicotti with the cheese mixture. 

Lay out the manicotti in layers, one on top of another. Make sure to add a layer of tomato sauce after every layer of manicotti. Add the leftover tomato sauce and parmigiano-reggiano on top. Bake until the cheese is golden.

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