Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 (32 oz.) can Prego sauce
1 egg
2 lb. cottage cheese
1/2 lb. Mozzarella cheese, grated
2 tsp. chopped parsley
1 tsp. pepper
1 small box manicotti noodles
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Brown beef and onion, drain.
Add Prego sauce.
In bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
Boil manicotti noodles in salted water for 3 to 5 minutes.
Add noodles carefully so as not to break; drain gently.
After noodles cool, fill with cheese mixture (egg, cottage cheese and Parmesan).
In baking dish, pour thin layer of sauce.
Arrange filled noodles over sauce.
Make sure noodles do not touch.
Pour remaining sauce over noodles.
Top with remaining Parmesan cheese.
Cover and bake at 375\u00b0 for 30 minutes.