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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. | 2. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still firm if eaten. Be careful not to let them get too soft or it makes stuffing them very difficult. | 3. Heat a large pan over medium heat. | 4. Saute the ground beef and onion in olive oil. | 5. Remove from the heat and let cool. | 6. Brush a small amount of oil over a large baking sheet and Place the firmly cooked manicotti on it to cool. | 7. Meanwhile combine the ricotta, 1 1/2-2 cups of mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup of Parmesan. | 8. Add the minced garlic, salt & pepper to taste, and mix. | 9. Stir the cooled meat mixture with the cheese mixture. | 10. Brush another small amount of oil over a 13 by 9 glass baking dish. | 11. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the spaghetti sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. | 12. Fill the manicotti with the cheese and meat mixture, being careful not to break the noodles. | 13. Arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the dish and spoon the remaining sauce over the manicotti. | 14. Sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella and the parmesan cheese over the pasta. | 15. Place the small butter pieces all over the dish. | 16. Bake the stuffed manicotti uncovered until heated through. The sauce will bubble on the sides of the dish, takes around 35 minutes. | 17. Let the manicotti stand for about 5 minutes. | 18. Serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
onion	1		diced	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
olive oil				-	-	-	-
salt pepper				201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
manicotti	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
milk ricotta cheese	1	container		-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	3	cups	shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
garlic	1	teaspoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
spaghetti sauce	4	cups		-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	cut	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.