Sausage Manicotti

This is a twist on Manicotti- made without any ricotta cheese! You can add ricotta in with the sausage if you prefer, but it's definitely yummy without! Especially if don't like the texture of ricotta cheese.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pkg. (Jimmy Dean) italian sausage

1 box of manicotti noodles

3 cans of italian-diced tomatoes

Olive Oil, 1 TBL

1 sm. chopped onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350. In one skillet, brown the italian sausage. In another, heat the olive oil- adding the onion, garlic and mushrooms until tender. Add tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer. In a saucepan, prepare the manicotti noodles as the package directs (boil for 7-9 minutes). Drain the noodles and rinse with cool water. Stuff the noodles with the cooked sausage and lay into a baking dish. Pour tomato mixture on top and spread mozzarella cheese on top. Bake for 20-30 minutes until cheese is melted. 

Excellent with French Bread and an Italian Salad!