I bought a crap ton of cheese this week. The majority of it was for this recipe, but we were also out of normal cheese, like cheddar. I felt a little weird going around with all that cheese in my cart, but it was for a good reason!
And speaking of cheese, here's the stuff I did use for the recipe:
I was interested in this recipe for two reasons: One, you don't have to cook the manicotti shells prior to filling them. (Win!) Two, it also has instructions about how to freeze it for a later dinner. I'm all about things that can be frozen. I really don't take the time to make freezer meals as much as I should. Anyway, filling the shells was a bit more challenging than I had anticipated and I think it was because the hole I cut in the plastic bag was a bit too big. But I made it work.
And here's where I messed up. I didn't read the recipe fully and therefore did not cover the dish with foil before baking it. >.< I noticed this mistake when I took the manicotti out of the oven and the sauce had turned a much darker color than it should have.
I was pretty convinced the dish was going to be ruined at this point, but it actually was okay. The pasta was a bit hard, but the flavor was still great. I'm confident this would have been awesome if I had used the foil. Next time I will, for sure. I'm still giving this one 4 stars because the slight fail was entirely me being stupid, not any fault with the recipe. It is very easy and came together quicker than I thought it would.
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