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Cheese Manicotti with Chunky Marinara Sauce

Courtesy of Bite Me More
Created by our friends at Bite Me More comes a pastarific new recipe, made from our fresh Free Range Eggs. Cooked with ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella cheese, this savoury manicotti recipe is topped with a marinara sauce made with the egg-citedly bold combination of basil, red pepper flakes, black pepper, tomatoes, cloves olive oil and basil. Let’s get cooking!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 36

Ingredients
  

For the Marinara Sauce

  • 1/3 cup Olive oil
  • 4 Garlic cloves thinly sliced
  • ½ cup Fresh basil thinly sliced
  • 1 ¼ cup Yellow onions chopped
  • 3 28oz cans San Marzano tomatoes
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • ¾ tsp Black pepper freshly ground
  • ½ tsp Crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • ¼ cup Fresh basil thinly sliced,

For the Manicotti

  • 36 Manicotti shells
  • 7 ½ cups ricotta cheese
  • 6 cups Shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 ½ cups Parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • 3 Conestoga Farms Free Range Eggs
  • 6 tbsp Flat leaf parsley chopped
  • 1 ½ tsp Dried oregano
  • 1 ½ tsp Kosher salt
  • ¾ tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated

Instructions
 

  • In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Add sliced garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in basil. Let cool for 15 minutes. Strain oil and discard solids.
  • In a large saucepan, heat reserved oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook 2-3 minutes until tender. Stir in tomatoes, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Using a potato masher, mash tomatoes until chunky. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce, occasionally stirring for 20-25 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and stir in butter, Parmesan cheese and basil.
  • Cook the manicotti shells in batches, in a large pot of salted boiling water until slightly softened, 6 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water and set aside while preparing filling. Spread a few spoons of sauce over the base of each of the containers. In a mixing bowl stir together ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella, 1 ½ cups Parmesan cheese, Conestoga Farms Free Range Eggs, parsley, oregano, salt and garlic powder.
  • Using a small spoon stuff the cheese mixture into the manicotti shells. You can also use a reusable plastic bag, place filling in the bag, cut off one corner and squeeze into partially cooked manicotti shell. Place in an oven safe container.
  • Preheat oven to 350˚F. Bake covered for 20 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake for 10 minutes.
  • Enjoy!

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