Sausage Manicotti

This version of a baked pasta classic is rich and satisfying yet easy to prepare. It bakes long enough to soften regular manicotti shells -- no boiling needed.

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Sausage Manicotti
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Prep: 15 min.
Bake: 65 min.

You Will Need
1 lb. turkey sausage
2 cups (16 oz.) 2% cottage cheese
1 package (8 oz.) manicotti shells
1 jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1 cup (4 oz.) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

What to Do
1. In large bowl, combine sausage and cottage cheese. Stuff into manicotti shells. Place in greased 13-by-9-in. baking dish. Top with spaghetti sauce.

2. Cover and bake at 350° for 55 to 60 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into center of a shell reads 165°.

3. Uncover; sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake 8 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Yield: 14 manicotti ($1.60 per serving)

Nutrition Facts: 1 manicotti equals 204 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 781 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 16 g protein.

-- C. H., Maple Plain, Minnesota

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I made this tonight and it was delicious! To answer the questions posted by other readers, you use a ground turkey sausage (not link) and you mix it raw and it cooks in the oven. I did substitute ricotta cheese for the cottage cheese. Also, I recommend spooning the filling into a large plastic bag, cut off a corner and then pipe the filling into the shells. Makes life much easier that way. PS. I find ground turkey sausage in the freezer section and it comes in a 1 lb. plasic tube.

By Amber, on 09/13/2009
Do you cook the sausage, or mix it with the cottage cheese raw?

By Mim, on 08/15/2009
This recipe is unclear. If the turkey sausage is in link form, should it be sliced or should the meat be taken out of the casings? How else can it be combined with the cheese?

By Leeny1, on 06/14/2009
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