Cheese and beef manicotti. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the oiled baking sheet and cool. Long pasta tubes (the manicotti) are filled with a cheesy, meaty filling (the meat can vary from sausage to pork to beef) and baked until tender. The best manicotti boasts tender pasta and lots of deep flavors from garlic, cheese, and baked pasta sauce.

Fill manicotti shells with spinach mixture. This easy no-boil baked manicotti pasta dish, known as Cannelloni is stuffed with ricotta, parmesan, mozzarella and lean ground beef, then covered in sauce and cheese. Perfect for the holidays, for to bring to a potluck or to enjoy any night of the week! You can cook Cheese and beef manicotti using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cheese and beef manicotti

It's 1 pound of lean ground beef.
Prepare 1 pound of mozzarella cheese, shredded.
It's 4 cups of ricotta cheese.
It's of entire box of manicotti noodles.
It's of Ragu chunky garden spaghetti sauce (large bottle).
It's of onion powder.
Prepare of garlic powder.
You need 1/2 cup of sharp cheddar cheese.

Heat skillet over medium heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add onion, garlic and ground beef and season with a little salt and pepper. Mix all of the cheeses together in a large bowl until well combined. Stir in the cooked ground beef.

Cheese and beef manicotti instructions

Ground beef (add however much garlic and onion powder during cooking. I used about 1 tsp per or a little over.).
Let meat cool while you boil your box of manicotti noodles. (Add cooking oil while the noodles are boiling, makes stuffing going in easier).
Add entire container of ricotta and 3 cups is mozzarella cheese together in big mixing bowl. Let sit until room temp. Add cooled off beef..
After noodles are done, let them sit, fill with mix from bowl of cheese and beef..
Take your glass pan, line with very little cooking oil. Add small amount of spaghetti sauce to just covet bottom of the pan..
Place filled noodles in glass pan side by side.
Cover noodles in sauce, make sure it covers all of the noodles..
Add last cup of mozzarella cheese and sharp cheddar to the top..
Bake on 350 on middle rack for 20 to 30 mins depending on your oven.

Stuff each manicotti with the meat and cheese filling (the easiest way is to use your hands). In a bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir the slightly cooled beef into this cheese mixture. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the manicotti pasta until it is softened, but still somewhat firm. Remove from the water to a baking sheet to cool off.