Sausage Stuffed Manicotti
- Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
Ingredients 10 uncooked manicotti Cooking spray $ 1 pound sweet turkey Italian sausage 1 1/2 cups chopped onion $ 1 cup chopped green bell pepper $ 2 tablespoons butter $ 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour $ 2 cups fat-free milk $ 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese $ 2 cups tomato-basil pasta sauce (such as Newman's Own) $ 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese $
Preparation
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
2. 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; sauté 5 minutes or until tender.
3. 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.
4. Preheat oven to 350°.
5. Spoon about 1/3 cup sausage mixture into each manicotti; arrange manicotti in a single layer in a 13 x 9–inch 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. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until bubbly.
Serving Size: makes 10 stuffed pastas
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
2. 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; sauté 5 minutes or until tender.
3. 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.
4. Preheat oven to 350°.
5. Spoon about 1/3 cup sausage mixture into each manicotti; arrange manicotti in a single layer in a 13 x 9–inch 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. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until bubbly.
Serving Size: makes 10 stuffed pastas
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 283.4
- Total Fat: 13.1 g
- Cholesterol: 54.3 mg
- Sodium: 731.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 18.7 g
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