Stuffed Manicotti

• 1 lb. sausage
• 2 cans tomato sauce
• 1 can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 carton ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• Parsley flakes
• 12 manicotti noodles (cooked)

Directions

Brown sausage; drain. Remove 1/2 of sausage and set aside. Stir tomato paste, sauce, water and brown sugar in sausage; simmer 15 minutes. Combine; set aside sausage with ricotta and 2 cup mozzarella, egg, and parsley. In a 9x13 inch pan, pour 1/3 spaghetti sauce mixture. Stuff noodles with ricotta cheese mixture and place on top of sauce. Pour remaining sauce over filed noodles. Top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

By Robin