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Shortcut Sausage-Stuffed Manicotti with Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

No pre-cooking is needed for the noodles and sausage, so this Italian entrée can be ready for the oven in 20 minutes.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 2 hr 0 min
Servings 7

Ingredients

1: jar (26 oz) sun-dried tomato pasta sauce

1/2: cup water

1 1/2: lb uncooked Italian sausage links (7 links)

14: uncooked manicotti pasta shells (8 oz)

2: cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)

1/4: cup shredded Parmesan cheese (1 oz)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup of the pasta sauce in dish. To remaining sauce in jar, add water and mix well.
2 Cut sausage links in half lengthwise; remove casings. Shape each piece of sausage into roll; stuff into uncooked pasta shell. Place stuffed shells on sauce in dish. Pour remaining pasta sauce mixture over shells.
3 Cover tightly with foil; bake 1 hour 20 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; bake uncovered 10 minutes longer or until cheeses are melted and pasta is tender. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

If you have bulk Italian sausage, divide it into 14 pieces. Shape each piece into a roll and stuff into a manicotti shell. Do not use smoked or precooked sausage.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 530
Calories from Fat: 260),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 29g; 29%
(Saturated Fat 12g, 12% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 75mg; 75%;
Sodium: 1240mg; 1240%;
Total Carbohydrate: 37g; 37%
(Dietary Fiber 4g 4% Sugars 5g 5% ),
Protein: 30g; 30%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%;
Vitamin C: 6%;
Calcium: 40%;
Iron: 20%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/3/2012 10:10:09 AM REPORT ABUSE NoNoNan1 said:

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This for SUZYQRN:You need to reread the recipe to call for; 1 1/2 lb uncooked Italian sausage links (7 links)

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Posted 10/2/2011 3:33:52 PM REPORT ABUSE alwayscreating said:

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This recipe is great but I wonder if this would work well with ground chuck as well, as I have two children that do not eat meat, can this be made with cheese ?

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