Italian Stuffed Pasta Tubes Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Italian Stuffed Pasta Tubes Recipe). This is a recipe I created after tasting something similar at a local restaurant. The stuffed pasta tubes freeze easily, allowing dinner to be ready faster. I generally make my pasta tubes and spaghetti sauce from scratch, but to shorten preparation time, manicotti tubes and jarred spaghetti sauce will work too.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 50 mins

Total: 1hr5 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 1 9x13-inch casserole

Italian Stuffed Pasta Tubes Recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package manicotti shells

1 (20 ounce) package Italian turkey sausages

casings removed

1 (24 ounce) jar roasted garlic spaghetti sauce (such as Barilla®)

divided

½ teaspoon granulated garlic

½ teaspoon Italian seasoning

⅔ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

cooking spray

3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups whipping cream

½ cup shredded fontina cheese

½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

¼ cup shaved Parmesan cheese

Pasta and Noodle

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Cook manicotti until tender yet firm to the bite about 7 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess grease.

Step 3

Drain manicotti tubes and allow to cool. Add 2 cups spaghetti sauce garlic and Italian seasoning to the sausage; simmer for about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Cut manicotti tubes open and lay flat. Place about 3 tablespoons of the sausage mixture and some mozzarella cheese down the middle. Roll up tubes.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.

Step 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. Add fontina mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; whisk thoroughly to blend.

Step 7

Pour 1/2 of the cheese sauce into the prepared casserole dish. Place stuffed tubes seam-side down over the sauce. Pour remaining cheese sauce on top. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce down the middle of the casserole dish.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until golden 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Italian Stuffed Pasta Tubes Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 569.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 22.5g 45%

Carbohydrates: 22.7g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g 4%

Sugars: 2.1g

Fat: 43.7g 67%

Saturated Fat: 22.1g 111%

Cholesterol: 161.6mg 54%

Vitamin A Iu: 943.9IU 19%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.9mg 23%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Vitamin C: 0.3mg 1%

Folate: 51.3mcg 13%

Calcium: 204.7mg 21%

Iron: 1.6mg 9%

Magnesium: 31.2mg 11%

Potassium: 262.5mg 7%

Sodium: 1145.9mg 46%

Calories From Fat: 393.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.