Homemade Manicotti

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 lbs ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup romano cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced or 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 1/2 lb ground chuck, browned (optional)
• 1/2 lb ground italian sausage, browned (optional)
• shredded romano cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for crepe noodles: place flour in a bowl; whisk in milk, 2 eggs and salt until smooth.
• 2 pour about 2 tbl onto a hot greased 8-in. skillet; spread to a 5-in. circle. cook over medium heat until set; do not brown or turn. repeat with remaining batter, making 18 crepes.
• 3 stack crepes between waxed paper; set aside.
• 4 for filling: combine cheeses, 1 egg, parsley and browned meat (opt).
• 5 spoon 3-4 tablespoons down the center of each crepe; roll up.
• 6 pour half of the spaghetti sauce into an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• 7 place crepes seam side down, over the sauce; pour remaining sauce of the top.
• 8 cover and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 9 uncover and bake 20 minutes longer or until heated through.
• 10 sprinkle with romano cheese.