Easy Cheese Manicotti

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

8 oz manicotti pasta

15 oz ricotta cheese

24 oz marinara sauce

4 oz mozzarella cheese (more if you like it cheesy)

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉

Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add in the manicotti and cook according to the box instructions. Drain and set aside.

To a medium-sized bowl, add the ricotta cheese, half of the mozzarella cheese, minced garlic, and seasonings, and stir well. For easy filling, place this cheese mixture in a large Ziploc bag and cut a small hole in the corner of the bag.

Grease a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray and pour half of the marinara sauce into the baking dish. Fill each manicotti shell with 2-3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture. Place into the baking dish side-by-side. Pour the remaining sauce over the top and top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake for 30 minutes. Enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 530 kcal
• Total Fat: 22 g
• Saturated Fat: 13 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
• Cholesterol: 77 mg
• Sodium: 1369 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 57 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 8 g
• Protein: 28 g