Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2012

This was my first attempt at manicotti and it was really good. I boiled the water, dropped the noodles in, and let set for 5 min. This worked out great! I also put the cheese mixture in a baggie and snipped off the end to stuff them. I found i needed to put my fingers on the end i wasn't stuffing so it didn't smoosch out the back. I also think that there was too much pasta sauce, unless you are just sauce crazy (i used 1 1/2 cans and could have probably done with 1).

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footballgrl16

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2012

My husband and I LOVE this recipe! It was my first time ever trying to make any version of manicotti at home and it was wonderful!. I've made it twice now and I plan on keeping the recipe on my menu. It was very simple to make. To make filling the manicotti easier I suggest (as a previous reviewer did) too fill a plastic baggie with the stuffing and cutting off the corner to push the filling into the pasta. Much easier. Also, be gentle with the noodles because they tend to rip pretty easily. You should definitely try this !

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Kcrawford13

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kissimmee, Florida, USA

Living In: Thornton, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2012

This is a great classic recipe.

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Carol

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Madison, Mississippi, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2012

Not the most flavorful recipe, but extremely easy. I also put the filling in a ziploc and cut a hole in the corner to fill the shells. If it was a more time consuming recipe, I would've rated it probably 3 stars, but gave it 4 b/c of the simplicity.

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blessy

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2011

This was really good and I thought it was flavorful. I only used one jar of spaghetti sauce and just par-boiled the pasta before stuffing it. I also added broccoli that I finely diced.

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bri2315

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2011

My family loved it. I did add a little sauted onion and spinach to the cheese mixture. Anyone have any tips on how to keep the noodles from splitting after you boil them? Did I cook them too long?

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twoboysandagirl

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2011

Made this as written the first time, it was good. Now I cut the mozzarella cheese down to 2 cups and add a pound of cooked Italian sausage. Also use 2 jars of Ragu's white cheese sauce instead of red, I like it much better this way. Took other reviewers advice and did not precook the shells but added a cup of water and baked at 350 for an hour, perfect every time!

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2011

I loved it!!! That was probably one of the best things I've ever made. I soaked the shells for minutes, but they still fell apart. I filled them anyway, pinching them shut and they managed to stay together and not come apart during the cooking process. My husband is already asking me to make this recipe for our Christmas dinner.

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Italian Mama

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2011

very good! I was worried there wouldn't be enough stuffing, since I tend to be generous with the stuffing. But in the end, I still had enough left over to fill one more shell than I had. My family of 2 adults & 2 kidss ate half this - the kids had seconds (which is rare!), leaving the rest for leftovers. I added some spicy sausage to some of the shells to please hubby. I give it only 4 stars, cause even though it was very good, and I will make it again, I feel it still needs something... I may try adding some cooked spinach to the cheese mixture next time.

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