Make-Ahead Manicotti

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 pint ricotta cheese

2 large eggs

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided

1 ½ tablespoons white sugar

⅛ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

12 manicotti shells

1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Directions

Mix ricotta cheese and eggs together in a medium bowl until blended. Stir in spinach, mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, sugar, salt, and pepper. Stuff mixture into uncooked pasta shells.

Pour 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce into a medium baking dish; spread to cover the bottom. Arrange stuffed shells in a single layer over sauce. Pour remaining sauce over shells. Cover and chill in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.

When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove shells from the refrigerator.

Bake, covered, in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese, and bake for 15 more minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 507 kcal
• Total Fat: 19 g
• Saturated Fat: 10 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 112 mg
• Sodium: 1058 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 56 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6 g
• Total Sugars: 18 g
• Protein: 29 g