Cheese Filled Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (8 ounce) package manicotti, uncooked
    1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese or (15 ounce) container cottage cheese
    2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
    1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
    1 egg
    1 tablespoon chopped parsley
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
    2 cups spaghetti sauce
Preparation
    Prepare pasta as directed on package; drain. Rinse with cold water, drain and arrange in single layer to fill.
    Meanwhile, mix ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese the egg, parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
    Spoon mixture into manicotti shells, using at least 1/3 cup per shell. Place filled manicotti shells in a single layer in greased 13X9 inch baking pan.
    Pour spaghetti sauce over manicotti shells.
    Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until hot.

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