Baked Manicotti with Italian Sausage
Ingredients: 12 oz bulk hot (or mild) Italian sausage 6 cloves fresh garlic 1 cup ricotta cheese 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend 1 (8.8 oz) package refrigerated lasagna noodle sheets 2 cups marinara (or spicy) pasta sauce 1 Tbls olive oil Nonstick aluminum foil Steps: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Chop 6 cloves of garlic. Preheat large saute pan on medium-high for 2-3 minutes. Pour oil in a pan, then add sausage; cook 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until sausage has brown and no pink remains. Stir in garlic; cook 2-3 minutes or until garlic is fragrant and sausage is 165 deg F. Transfer sausage mixture to food processor bowl; process until fine (I kept mine a little chunky) Combine in a large mixing bowl: sausage mixture, ricotta cheese, and Italian cheese until blended. Place sausage mixture on half of the short side of each noodle sheet, then roll up tightly. Spread 1 cup sauce evenly in the bottom of a 9-inc...