Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Italian sweet sausage links
1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 (16 oz.) cans tomato puree
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. pepper
basil
salt
1 (8 oz.) pkg. manicotti shells (16)
4 c. Ricotta cheese
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese, diced
2 1/2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Cook sausage links in Dutch oven until brown.
Drain in paper toweling and remove fat from pan.
Brown ground beef and onion well; stir in tomato puree, paste, sugar, pepper, 1 teaspoon basil, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 cup water.
Simmer, covered, for 45 minutes. Cut sausage into bite-size pieces and add to mixture.
Cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In the meantime, cook manicotti as label directs; drain in colander.
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.