String Cheese Manicotti

🧂 Ingredients

• 8 oz. pkg. manicotti shells

  (14 shells)
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion

  chopped
• 26 oz. jar spaghetti sauce

  (mine had Italian sausage)
• 14 pieces string cheese

  (see note below)
• 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese

  shredded or Italian cheese blend, shredded
• 1 tsp. Italian seasoning

  optional (but better with than without)

Instructions

• 1 Cook manicotti according to package directions.
• 2 Remove manicotti from boiling water with tongs and place cooked shells on top of
  waxed paper to drain and cool.
• 3 Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef
  is no longer pink.
• 4 Use a hamburger chopper to break meat up into small pieces while frying.
• 5 Drain any grease.
• 6 Stir in the spaghetti sauce.
• 7 Spread half of the mixture into a greased 9×13” glass baking dish.
• 8 Stuff each manicotti shell with a piece of string cheese.
• 9 (Read my note below).
• 10 Place manicotti shells over top of the meat sauce; top shells with the remaining
  meat sauce.
• 11 Sprinkle with Italian seasoning, if desired.
• 12 Cover casserole dish with foil and bake at 350º for approximately 25-30 minutes,
  or until casserole is heated through and bubbly. 
• 13 Sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese or Italian cheese blend.
• 14 Bake, uncovered for about 5-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• 15 Serve immediately.

Nutrition Info