Beef and Cheese Manicotti

This authentic Italian manicotti recipe is easy to assemble and full of classic flavors. Make this comfort food meal in just under an hour! ========================================= CLICK HERE TO GET THE PRINTABLE RECIPE: 🖨️ https://keviniscooking.com/beef-and-c... Ingredients 14 manicotti pasta shells (8 ounce package) 3 cups spaghetti (marinara sauce) 2 tbsp butter cut into pieces Filling 4 tsp olive oil 1 medium onion diced 2 garlic cloves minced 1/2 lb ground beef 1/2 lb ground pork 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 15 oz whole milk ricotta cheese 3 1/2 cups mozzarella shredded, divided 1 cup Parmesan cheese grated, divided 1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley chopped 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg Instructions In a skillet over medium heat, add 2 teaspoons of the olive oil, onion, garlic and ground beef and pork. Season with salt and pepper. Brown the meat and the onion, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool to mix with cheese filling. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of heavily salted boiling water for 6 minutes. Drain and gently toss with a little olive oil to keep from sticking and allow to cool. Combine ricotta cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, parsley and nutmeg. Mix well and stir the cooled meat mixture into the cheese mixture. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Drizzle the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a 13x9 baking dish to coat. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the spaghetti (marinara) sauce over the bottom of the dish. Either place all of the meat/cheese mixture in a Ziploc bag and cut off one corner to squeeze filling into shells, OR carefully spoon filling in each manicotti by hand. Arrange in a single layer in the prepared dish and spoon the remaining sauce over. Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese and remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan over the stuffed pasta. Divide the butter pieces evenly over top. Bake the manicotti, uncovered, for about 30 to 35 minutes. Let the manicotti stand 5 minutes before serving. ========================================= Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed this video. If you did, go ahead and give it a THUMBS Up, hit the SUBSCRIBE button to stay up to date. If you click that NOTIFICATION BELL ICON to the right of SUBSCRIBE you’ll know me every time I post a new video too! FOLLOW ME HERE: Facebook:   / keviniscooking   Instagram:   / keviniscooking   Pinterest:   / keviniscooking   Twitter:   / keviniscookin   Email: [email protected]