Stuffed Cheese Tubes (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

01 - 8 pasta tubes (manicotti).

02 - 24 ounces tomato sauce.

03 - 15 ounces soft cheese (ricotta).

04 - 2 cups shredded cheese, plus extra for topping.

05 - 1/2 cup grated Italian cheese.

06 - 2 large eggs.

07 - 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs.

08 - 1/2 teaspoon salt.

09 - 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper.

01 - Get the manicotti tubes ready by boiling them till they're soft but still firm, don't let them get mushy.

02 - Carefully empty the water and place each tube separately on baking paper so they won't stick together.

03 - Let the pasta cool down totally before you start stuffing them, makes handling way easier.

04 - Turn your oven on to 350°F and grab a baking dish, giving it a quick spray of cooking oil.

05 - Put a small amount of tomato sauce across the bottom of your oiled dish.

06 - Mix up the soft cheese, shredded cheese, Italian cheese, eggs, herbs, salt and pepper in a big bowl till smooth.

07 - Put this cheese mix into a piping bag or a ziplock with the tip cut off to make stuffing easier.

08 - Squeeze the cheese blend into both ends of each pasta tube until they're totally packed.

09 - Put all your stuffed tubes next to each other in the dish with sauce.

10 - Dump the leftover tomato sauce over all the tubes, making sure you cover every bit of pasta.

11 - Wrap the dish completely with foil to keep all the moisture inside while it cooks.

12 - Stick it in the oven for 40 minutes so the filling gets hot all the way through.

13 - Take off the foil and sprinkle more shredded cheese on top if you want it cheesier.

14 - Pop it back in the oven without covering for 5-10 minutes till the cheese gets bubbly and a bit golden.

15 - Let it sit for 5 minutes then serve it up with some fresh herbs on top.

01 - You can make this ahead of time.

02 - Freezes well for later.

03 - Traditional dish from Italy.

04 - Packed with three types of cheese.