Italian Stuffed Pasta Tubes
Description
For this Italian stuffed pasta tubes recipe manicotti are stuffed with turkey sausage and spaghetti sauce then covered in a creamy three-cheese sauce.
Ingredients
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1 (8 ounce) package manicotti shells
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1 (20 ounce) package Italian turkey sausages, casings removed
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1 (24 ounce) jar roasted garlic spaghetti sauce (such as Barilla®), divided
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1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
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1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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2/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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cooking spray
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3 tablespoons butter
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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2 cups whipping cream
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1/2 cup shredded fontina cheese
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1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
Directions
1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook manicotti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Drain; cool.
2
Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess grease.
3
Add 2 cups spaghetti sauce, garlic, and Italian seasoning to sausage; simmer for about 10 minutes.
4
Cut open manicotti tubes; lay flat. Place about 3 tablespoons sausage mixture down middle of flattened tubes; divide and sprinkle 2/3 cup mozzarella cheese on top sausage mixture. Roll up tubes.
5
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly coat a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
6
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until a smooth paste forms. Slowly pour in cream, whisking to prevent any lumps. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in Fontina cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese until thoroughly blended.
7
Pour 1/2 cheese sauce into the prepared casserole dish. Place stuffed tubes, seam-sides down, over sauce; pour remaining 1/2 cheese sauce on top. Pour remaining 1 cup spaghetti sauce down middle of casserole.
8
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.