#240 - Savory Meat Filled Manicotti & Rhubarb Cheese Cake

Savory Meat Filled Manicotti

8 oz. manicotti shells

1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

1/4 tsp. fennel

3/4 tsp. oregano

1/2 lb. ground beef

3/4 cup onion, finely chopped

1/2 lb. ground pork

1/2 tsp. salt

2 cups mozzarella cheese

1/8 tsp. pepper

3 eggs, slightly beaten

14 oz. spaghetti sauce

1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs, dry

Cook pasta according to directions; drain and cool. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, brown meat; drain. Combine meat, 1 cup mozzarella, eggs, crumbs, parmesan, onion, oregano, salt & pepper. Fill each cooled past tube with 1/4 cup meat mixture. Spread thin layer of sauce on bottom of a 9” x 13” x 2” baking dish. Place filled pasta in prepared baking dish; cover with remaining sauce, sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella and additional parmesan if desired. Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Rhubarb Cheese Cake

Crust:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup sugar

Mix and pat into 10” spring form pan

3 cups rhubarb

1/2 cup sugar

1 Tbsp. flour

Mix together; pour over crust and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.

Then mix together the following:

12 oz. cream cheese

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

Pour this over the hot rhubarb and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Mix the following and spread over the top:

8 oz. sour cream

1 tsp. vanilla

2 Tbsps. sugar

Bake at 350 degrees for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from pan only after dessert has cooled.

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