Veal & Italian Sausage 4 Cheese Manicotti

Name: Veal & Italian Sausage 4 Cheese Manicotti
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 2 Cups Semola Flour (Caputo); 3 Eggs; 16oz fresh marinara (or jar); 1 yellow onion, chopped; 1 (15-ounce) container whole-milk ricotta; 3 cups shredded mozzarella; 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley (chopped); 1 cup Parmesan Reggiano (grated); 1 cup Pecorino Romano (grated); 2 Italian sausage (case removed); 3 garlic cloves (minced); 1lb. ground veal; 2 tablespoons butter (cut into pieces); to taste salt and pepper

October 13, 2022 Justin Davis

Veal & Italian Sausage 4 Cheese Manicotti

Pasta (Manicotti)

Semola Flour (Caputo)		2 Cups
Eggs		3
fresh marinara (or jar)		16oz

Veal & Italian Sausage Manicotti

yellow onion, chopped		1
whole-milk ricotta		1 (15-ounce) container
shredded mozzarella		3 cups
fresh Italian parsley (chopped)		2 tablespoons
Parmesan Reggiano (grated)		1 cup
Pecorino Romano (grated)		1 cup
Italian sausage (case removed)		2
garlic cloves (minced)		3
ground veal		1lb.
butter (cut into pieces)		2 tablespoons
salt and pepper		to taste

Recipe from the October 2022 Pasta Throwdown. Winning Dish!

Pasta Directions

Pour flour on table. Typically use 3 eggs per pile of flour. In the photo below I made a double batch of pasta sheets.
Add eggs and mix and knead or use a mixer attachment for pasta. Knead.
Use pasta maker to flatten to size 4 or 5
Put aside until ready. Do not need to boil the fresh pasta.
Store bought Manicotti noodles can be substituted here. Cook per directions until al-dente.

Veal & Italian Sausage Directions

Chop up Onion
Add a little olive oil to medium-high temp pan. Then add Onion, Veal and Italian Sausage go into hot pan to brown and onion is translucent. Don’t forget to salt and pepper the meat while cooking.
Place in bowl and put bowl in freezer or fridge to chill until cooled. Keep mixing occasionally to cool it all.
Add Ricotta, garlic, parsley, 2 cups mozzarella, 1/2 cup parmigiana, 1/2 cup pecorino romano salt & pepper, and cooled meat and onion mixture. Combine and mix together.
Get out Baking Dish and layer bottom with red marinara sauce.
Take meat/cheese mixture and place on pasta sheets, cut accordingly and roll each manicotti up.
Place side by side in baking dish. Add some sauce on each manicotti. Then top with 1 cup mozzarella and 1/2 cup parmigiana, 1/2 cup pecorino romano and butter on top.
Preheat Oven 350*. Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes until bubbling and edges are browned.
Finish with fresh parsley and fresh parmigiana.