Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Beef and cheese manicotti

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, beef and cheese manicotti. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Beef and cheese manicotti is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Beef and cheese manicotti is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have beef and cheese manicotti using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Beef and cheese manicotti:

1. Prepare 4 teaspoons olive oil
2. Get 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
3. Prepare 1 pound ground beef
4. Prepare Salt and freshly ground black pepper
5. Make ready 1 (15 ounce) container whole-milk ricotta
6. Prepare 14 (8 oz) package of manicotti
7. Make ready 3 c shredded mozzarella
8. Make ready 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
9. Get 2 garlic cloves minced
10. Make ready 2 tbsp butter cut into pieces

Steps to make Beef and cheese manicotti:

1. Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the olive oil, onion and ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Saute until the meat browns and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool.
2. Brush 1 teaspoon of oil over a large baking sheet. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still very firm to the bite, about 4 to 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the oiled baking sheet and cool.
3. Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, 1 1/2 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and parsley. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and mix. Stir the cooled meat mixture into the cheese mixture.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
5. Brush the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the marinara sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the manicotti with the cheese-meat mixture. Arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the prepared dish and spoon the remaining sauce over.
6. Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, then the remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan over the stuffed pasta. Dot entire dish with the butter pieces. Bake the manicotti uncovered until heated through and the sauce bubbles on the sides of the dish, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let the manicotti stand 5 minutes and serve.

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