Cheesy Ground Beef Manicotti
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cheesy Ground Beef Manicotti a try. This recipe serves 7. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 409 calories, 37g of protein, and 23g of fat. Head to the store and pick up parmesan cheese, onion, tomato pasta sauce, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.
Instructions
Cook and drain manicotti as directed on package using minimum cooking time (cooking for the minimum time helps prevent the shells from tearing while filling).
Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in pasta sauce.
Heat oven to 350F. Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
Squeeze thawed spinach to drain; spread on paper towels and pat dry. In medium bowl, mix spinach, cottage cheese, mushrooms, 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, the nutmeg and pepper.
In baking dish, spread 1 cup of the beef mixture. Fill manicotti shells with spinach mixture.
Place shells on beef mixture in dish.
Pour remaining beef mixture evenly over shells, covering shells completely.
Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.
Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly.