Baked Manicotti With Cheese Filling

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I have been making this for 25 years. it is time-consuming but worth it, and the only way a true italian should eat manicotti (as homemade crepes, not pasta shells).

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Steps

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Make sauce: in hot oil in 5-quart dutch oven , saute onion and garlic 5 minutes.

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Mix in rest of sauce ingredients and 1-1 / 2 cups water , mashing tomatoes with fork.

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Bring to boiling , and reduce heat.

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Simmer mixture , covered and stirring occasionally , 1 hour.

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Make manicotti: in medium bowl , combine 6 eggs , the flour , 1 / 4 teaspoon salt , and 1-1 / 2 cups water.

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With electric mixer , beat just until smooth.

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Let stand 1 / 2 hour or longer.

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Slowly heat an 8-inch skillet.

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Pour in 3 tablespoons batter , rotating the skillet quickly to spread batter evenly over bottom.

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Cook over medium heat until top is dry but bottom is not brown.

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Turn out on a wire rack to cool.

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Continue cooking until all of the batter is used.

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As the manicotti cool , stack them with waxed paper between them.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Make filling: in large bowl , combine ricotta , mozzarella , 1 / 3 cup parmesan , the eggs , salt , pepper , and parsley.

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Beat with wooden spoon to blend well.

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Sp.

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Ingredients

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olive oil, onions, garlic clove, italian tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley, salt, sugar, oregano leaves, basil leaves, ground pepper, eggs, all-purpose flour, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese