Directions

• Pre-heat your oven to 400°.
• Start by warming your Pasta Jay’s Classic Marinara in a large pot.
• Boil your pasta tubes as per box directions. Cook to al dente. (If using fresh pasta sheets, no cooking necessary)
• Place ground beef in a medium-large non-stick pan, over a medium-high heat. Breaking up the ground beef into equal size pieces as it cooks. You’re looking for your meat to brown in color.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together: the ricotta cheese, dried basil, black pepper, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, and browned ground beef.
• Fill your pre-cooked pasta tubes or fresh sheets with your ricotta cheese and meat mixture.
• Line your oven safe baking dish with the pre-heated Pasta Jay’s Classic Marinara. Place manicotti in the dish and top with more marinara. Top with remaining cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 400° for 30 minutes, looking for crispy edges on shells and bubbling marinara sauce.
• You can always add more Pasta Jay’s Marinara to your liking.