Beef Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (14 1/2 oz.) can tomatoes with liquid
1 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 (t oz.) can tomato paste
1 tsp. salt
3 bay leaves
1/8 tsp. oregano
1/8 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. Accent
1 (8 oz.) pkg. manicotti shells
6 oz. Mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Brown beef and onion.
Add all other ingredients except shells and
cheese.
Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Cook shells as directed
on
package.
Stuff
shells
with
meat mixture. Place in
8
x
11-inch
baking
dish.
Sprinkle
with cheese; cover and
heat
thoroughly.
Cover
with foil while heating. Add about 1/4
cup of water before covering with foil to make steam while heating to prevent shells from sticking to bottom and sides and to prevent drying out while heating.
Makes 5 to 7 servings.