Cheesy Beef Manicotti

5 from 4 votes

This cheesy beef manicotti pasta is great to prep and serve to the whole family throughout the week. Freeze portions to reheat later on!

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: dinner

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: stuffed noodles

Preheat the oven to 350 degree F (190 degrees C).
Boil the manicotti noodles for 6-7 minutes. (Make sure that the water is already boiling prior to adding in the noodles). Rinse them with cold water to stop them from cooking.
Add 1-2 tablespoons of oil to a pan on medium heat. Add in the onions and cook until soft. Add in the ground beef and cook until the meat is fully browned, breaking up the meat as needed. Set aside to cool.
Add the container of ricotta, 1 ½ cups of mozzarella cheese and ½ cup of parmesan cheese to a bowl and mix until combined. Add the cooked meat to the bowl with the cheeses and mix to combine.
Stuff the manicotti noodles with the cheese and meat mixture.
Pour about 1 cup of marinara sauce on the bottom of a pan and add the stuffed manicotti on top. Pour the rest of the sauce on top of the noddles and sprinkle the rest of mozzarella and parmesan cheese on top.
Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese on top is bubbly and slightly golden.

Finely chop the onions so that there aren’t too many large chunks.
Feel free to add in spinach when cooking the meat for added greens!
You may add in sausage, but be mindful that this does contain added salt.
When cooking the ground beef, feel free to add in salt to taste. I omitted this step for my family, but if you are making this just for the adults, a little salt or cajun seasoning adds great flavor!
Use a good quality pasta sauce. I love the Rao’s brand marinara sauce!
I love using a glass pyrex dish to bake this manicotti pasta.
Slice the pasta into finger length strips to make them easy for your little one to hold!