A Beautiful Fall Dinner Date Meal 

 

9×12 baking dish

Bake 425

8 oz Manicotti Noodles

 

The Filling

 

2 lbs pounds of equal parts of ground veal,  pork & beef

1 tbsp olive oil

1 small yellow onion diced

1 lb ricotta cheese

2 eggs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 tbsp parsley

 

The Sauce

 

1 tbsp olive oil

4 garlic gloves minced

1 green pepper diced

1 onion diced

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tbsp  parsley

1/2 tsp dried basil

2 lbs ground beef ground beef

1 cup  red wine, I used Pinot Noir

2 45 oz Jar Italian Spaghetti sauce with meat

1 28 oz can whole tomatoes chopped with juice

 

Make Sauce

Cook ground beef in a sauce pan on medium heat, cook till no pink, crumble meat, drain grease

 

Heat olive oil in large pot add onions, garlic & green pepper , cook till nice & tender, about 10 to 15 minutes

Add cooked ground beef with the garlic, onions & peppers, mix well

Add  red wine, spaghetti sauce, can tomatoes, salt, pepper, parsley & dried basil

Bring sauce to boil , reduce heat to simmer, cover sauce , cook for  2  hours, stirring frequently

 

Make Filling

 

Sautee onion with olive oil in medium sauce pan, till tender, about 5 minutes, add veal, beef & pork, cook till no pink, drain grease

Mix in large bowl onions, beef, pork, veal, ricotta cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese salt,  pepper & parsley, mix well

Boil water add Manicotti ,cook pasta till half way done, do not over cook, drain water, rinse pasta  in cold water, place shells on a clean dish towel, let rest

 

Topping

 

1/4 cup Shredded Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup Shredded  Mozzarella cheese

8 oz fresh Mozzarella Cheese sliced thin

 

Scoop 1 tsp at a time of the  filling & place inside pasta tube

Stuff till full ,  sprinkle remaining filling on top of noodles

 

Scoop 2 cups of sauce in bottom of pan

Place all rolls in pan

Bury the shells with lots of sauce

Top  off with all cheeses, starring with Grated Parmesan, slice Mozzarella & Shredded Mozzarella

Cover Beef  Cannelloni with aluminum foil for 40 minutes

Uncover & bake additional 15 minutes

Broil casserole till crispy is desired

 

Lest rest 15 minutes before serving

Serve with a nice salad & fresh bread

ENJOY !

 

There will be lots of Spaghetti sauce left over, make another Italian dish or freeze the sauce for later use

This recipe took me 2 days to make

Day 1 sauce

Day 2 filling & stuffing shells & baking

 

Truly Delicious & well worth the wait