Baked Manicotti with Sausage & Peas
Baked Manicotti with Sausage & Peas

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In a large bowl, combine sausage and cottage cheese. For a baked manicotti recipe with all of the flavor and none of the fuss, we discarded the slippery tube-shaped pasta and decided to spread the filling onto flat wrappers instead, which we then rolled up.. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked manicotti with sausage & peas using 23 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Manicotti with Sausage & Peas:
  1. Make ready Manicotti
  2. Get 1 vegetable oil cooking spray
  3. Take 1 box manicotti shells
  4. Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin (drizzle)
  5. Prepare 1 lb Sweet Italian Sausage (Casing Removed)
  6. Get 1 Large Shallot (Finely chopped)
  7. Get 2 clove garlic (minced)
  8. Take 1/4 tsp salt
  9. Make ready 1/4 tsp black pepper
  10. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  11. Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
  12. Prepare 1/4 cup white wine
  13. Get 3/4 oz Petite Peas (Thawed)
  14. Get 1/2 cup Whole Milk Ricotta
  15. Prepare 26 oz Marinara Sauce
  16. Prepare 2 cup Shredded Mozzerella
  17. Make ready cup boiling water
  18. Make ready 1 Fonduta Sauce
  19. Take Fonduta Sauce
  20. Get 3/4 cup milk
  21. Take 1/2 cup heavy cream
  22. Take 3 cup Grated Pecorino Romano
  23. Make ready 1/4 cup Chopped fresh basil leaves

Combine spinach and sausage in a bowl. Crumble sausage into a large skillet; cook over medium heat until no longer pink. Saute onions, garlic, ground sausage, and beef until meat is well browned and crumbled. Prepare Manicotti shells as per package directions except cut the cook time in HALF.

Steps to make Baked Manicotti with Sausage & Peas:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9"x13"x2" baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Cook the manicotti shells in boiling water for 7-8 minutes, until tender, then set aside.
  3. For the Fonduta Sauce: In a medium, bring the milk and heavy cream to a simmer over medium heat. Afterwards, reduce the heat to low while adding the Pecorino Romano. Whisk until the cheese is melted and sauce is creamy. Add and stir in the basil. Remove the pan from the heat to cool.
  4. In a large skillet, pour in 2 tablespoons of olive oil on high heat. Add the sausage, garlic, shallots, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Break the sausage into small pieces and cook thoroughly. Add white wine and scrape the brown bits at the bottom of the pan, cooking for another 2 minutes.
  5. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to slightly cool. Add the peas, ricotta and fonduta sauce. Season with extra salt and pepper if desired.
  6. Spread 1/2 of Marinara Sauce into the bottom of the baking dish. Using a spoon, fill the cooked manicotti shells with the sausage & Peas fonduta. Arrange the manicotti in the baking dish. Pour the remaining Marinara Sauce on top. Then spoon the remaining Sausage & Peas Fonduta on top. Mix and cover evenly.
  7. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella on top then drizzle virgin olive oil. Baked until bubbly and golden brown. 30-35 minutes.

Drain and cover with cool water to stop the cooking process and prevent the shells from cracking. To the ground pork/beef mixture add the spinach and ricotta cheese. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook sausage over medium heat until brown. Drain off fat. in a medium bowl combine ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, and basil. Using a small spoon, fill pasta with sausage mixture.

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