Manicotti (Dutch Oven)

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I originally got this recipe off a box of San Giorgio pasta. But instead of baking it in an oven, I use a Dutch oven, and it works great! Easy to make, tasty to eat!

Ingredients:

• 8 oz package of Manicotti (pasta tubes)
• 24 oz or larger jar/can pasta sauce
• 1 cup water
• 15 oz container ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 8 oz package shredded mozarella cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 Tablespoons dry parsley (or fresh chopped)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Sauce:  Pour pasta sauce in a pan and add 1 cup of water. Heat to boil. Pour half of pasta sauce into bottom of foil-lined Dutch oven. 
2. Cheese: In a bowl, mix together ricotta cheese and egg. Blend in mozzarella and parmesan. Add salt, pepper and parsley. Mix well. 
3. Use spoon to fill manicotti tubes with cheese blend. Place filled tubes into Dutch oven. You will eventually need to stack them. No worries.
4. Pour rest of pasta sauce over filled tubes. Put lid on Dutch oven. Put 6-9 coals under Dutch oven and 12-15 coals on top. Bake 45-50 minutes.