Beef manicotti is a wonderful family meal. The manicotti pasta is filled with a rich savory ricotta cheese and beef filling and cooked in a red tomato sauce.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Servings: 7Servings
Calories: 534kcal
Author: Julia Jordan | Julia's Simply Southern
Ingredients
14Manicotti Shells1 package
1tspOlive Oil
1lb.Ground Beef
1cOniondiced
2tbsp.Dried Parsley Flakes
1tspItalian Seasoning
1/2tspBlack Pepper
1/2tspSalt
1tspOnion Powder
32oz.Ricotta Cheese
3cPrepared Tomato Saucecan use a jar spaghetti sauce if desired
Instructions
Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and ground beef. Cook the ground beef until it begins to brown.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Add diced onion, parsley, Italian seasoning, pepper, salt, & onion powder to hamburger and continue cooking until ground beef has cooked through.
Transfer cooked meat mixture to a mixing bowl. Add ricotta cheese and combine.
Add water to a large pot, season with salt. When water boils, add manicotti shells and cook for 6 minutes. You can work on this step as your ground beef cooks.
Drain manicotti shells and add to a sheet pan to cool down, enough to handle.
Add one cup of homemade or jar tomato sauce to the bottom of a baking dish.
Fill each shell with filling and place into the baking dish. When all of the stuffed manicotti shells have been added to the baking dish, cover with the remaining tomato sauce.
Place into preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes.
Garnish with freshly grated mozzarella or Parmesan Reggiano if desired.
The easiest way to fill the manicotti shells is to fill a pastry bag or zip lock back with the filling. You can use a spoon or dinner knife to fill them if that is more convenient to you.