This manicotti is perfect for feeding a crowd or packing leftovers for work the next day. It is an easy manicotti recipe that swaps out ricotta cheese with cottage cheese and then includes everything yummy like green peppers, ground beef, and mozzarella cheese which is baked in a layer of marinara sauce. How could you go wrong with this flavorful combination? My daughter was delighted by the fact that this recipe uses manicotti noodles, because it was a nice change from the usual lasagna or spaghetti noodle we have here many nights. So try this recipe tonight and surprise your family with a new flavor combination. They won’t be disappointed.
Start by preheating the oven at 350 degrees. Then cook your manicotti pasta according to package directions, drain, and set aside to cool. Then brown the 1 pound ground beef with the chopped green pepper, and chopped onion in a skillet. After browning the ingredients, drain off the fat and set the meat aside to cool.
Combine 1 1/2 cups of cottage cheese, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, 2 egg whites, and a 1/2 teaspoon of ground oregano. Then mix together well.
Now add in the beef mixture.
Use this mixture to stuff the manicotti. Then add enough spaghetti sauce to cover the bottom of the 9×13 dish and top the sauce with the stuffed noodles in rows. 
Cover with remaining spaghetti sauce, and top it with the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
Now serve and enjoy!
Green Pepper and Beef Manicotti
Ingredients
- 8 ounce package manicotti
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 chopped green pepper
- 1 small chopped onion
- 1 1/2 cups Cottage Cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 24 ounce jar of spaghetti sauce
