Baked Manicotti Freezer Meal Recipe

Baked Manicotti
Alyson

Ingredients:
2 cups marinara sauce, divided
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 (15 oz) tub part-skim Ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup pesto
12 manicotti shells, cooked and rinsed in cold water

Directions:
Spread 3/4 cup marinara sauce on bottom of a 9X13 baking dish. Mix egg, cheeses, and pesto until well blended. Spoon cheese mix into large resealable plastic bag. Using scissors, cut a small hole in one corner of the bottom of the bag. Fill manicotti shells, one at a time, squeezing cheese mix into both sides of each shell. Place manicotti over sauce in baking dish. Pour remaining 1 1/4 cup marinara sauce over manicotti. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 min or until heated through.

***FREEZER INSTRUCTIONS***: After covering with foil, place in freezer.
***TO COOK FROM FROZEN***: Frozen, bake covered at 375 degrees for 90 min or until heated through. Thawed, bake covered at 375 degrees for 50 min or until heated through.