Three Recipe ⋆ Three Cheese Manicotti

A delicious baked pasta recipe with a blend of three creamy cheeses. I experimented with different ingredients for the cheese filling and found this delicious blend.

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti pasta
• 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 6 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• ⅓ cup dried bread crumbs, seasoned
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups spaghetti sauce

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente, drain.
3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, bread crumbs, parsley and salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
4. In a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, spray dish with non-stick cooking spray and cover bottom of dish with a thin film of spaghetti sauce.
5. Fill each manicotti with cheese mixture and place in dish; cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese on top of sauce.
6. Bake in preheated oven uncovered for 40 minutes; serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories438.9
• carbohydrateContent38.3 g
• cholesterolContent62.8 mg
• fatContent20.8 g
• fiberContent2.8 g
• proteinContent25.1 g
• saturatedFatContent11.9 g
• sodiumContent789.6 mg
• sugarContent6.5 g