Manicotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

18 manicotti
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
2 tablespoons oil
3 slices white bread, crumbled
2/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash pepper
28 ounces tomato sauce
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Preparation

Cook manicotti until tender. While manicotti is cooking, brown beef in oil.
Combine bread & milk in a bowl & let stand for 2 minutes then add the the browned beef and remaining ingredients to bowl except for the tomato sauce and parmesan cheese.
Fill rinsed and cooled manicotti with meat mixture.
Spoon a bit of sauce over the bottom of a large pan and arrange filled manicotti in the pan.
Pour remaining sauce over top of manicotti and top with parmesan cheese.
Cover pan with foil and bake in a 350\u00b0F oven for 45 minutes.
Serve with a nice salad and garlic bread if you wish.