Beef Manicotti from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Beef Manicotti Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

MEAT FILLING
1.00 lb Lean Ground Beef
0.25 c Onion; Chopped
3.00 sl Bread; Torn Up Small
1.50 c Mozzarella Cheese; Shredded
1.00 lg Egg - or use egg substitute
0.50 c Milk
1.00 tb Parsley; Snipped
1.00 ts Salt
0.25 ts Pepper
PASTA
8.00 oz Manicotti Shells; 1 Pk
TOMATO SAUCE
4.00 oz Mushroom Stems & Pieces
15.00 oz Tomato Sauce
12.00 oz Tomato Paste
0.25 c Onion; Chopped
1.00 cl Garlic; Minced
4.00 c Water
1.00 tb Italian Seasoning
0.50 ts Sugar or sugar substitute
0.50 ts Salt
0.13 ts Pepper
0.33 c Parmesan Cheese; Grated

Recipe Instructions:

Cook and stir the meat and the first 1/4 cup of onion
in a large skillet until the meat is brown. Drain off
excess fat. Remove from the heat and stir in the
remaining ingredients for the Meat Filling. Fill the
uncooked manicotti shells, packing the filling into
both ends. Place the shells in an ungreased baking
pan, 13x9". Heat the oven to 375~. Heat the undrained
mushrooms and the remaining ingredients for the Tomato
sauce except the Parmesan Cheese to boiling, stirring
occasionally. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered,
for about 5 minutes. Pour the sauce over the filled
shells. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake
until the shells are tender, 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours.
Sprinkle with the cheese and cool 5-10 minutes before
serving.

Servings: 6

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”

~ Doug Larson

 

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