Sausage-Stuffed Manicotti
Sausage-Stuffed Manicotti might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 258 calories, 17g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have turkey sausage, part-skim mozzarella cheese, bell pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.
Instructions
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
Remove casings from sausage.
Add sausage to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
Add onion and bell pepper to pan; saut 5 minutes or until tender.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly with a whisk.
Remove from heat; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk. Return pan to heat; bring to a boil. Cook 6 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly with a whisk.
Remove from heat; stir in black pepper.
Add 1/2 cup milk mixture to sausage mixture; stir well.
Spoon about 1/3 cup sausage mixture into each manicotti; arrange manicotti in a single layer in a 13 x 9inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Sprinkle mozzarella over manicotti; spread remaining milk mixture evenly over mozzarella. Top milk mixture with pasta sauce, spreading to cover.
Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until bubbly.