Pasta Stuffed Pizza Style

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 30 jumbo pasta shells, uncooked
• 3 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 3 medium zucchini, grated
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 cup seasoned italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 1/2 ounces pepperoni, torn into small pieces
• 1 large egg
• 3 cups low-sodium tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil

Recipe

• 1 prepare pasta according to package directions.
• 2 while pasta is cooking, preheat oven to 450º f.
• 3 toss the zucchini with the garlic powder and put it into a colander.
• 4 let it sit 5 minutes and then squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
• 5 in a large bowl, mix zucchini mixture with bread crumbs, pepperoni and egg , stirring well.
• 6 in a medium mixing bowl, stir together the ingredients for the sauce.
• 7 when pasta is done, drain well.
• 8 rinse with cold water and drain again.
• 9 stuff the shells with the filling mixture and arrange them in a 9x13x2-inch pan.
• 10 spoon the sauce over pasta and sprinkle with the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
• 11 bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• 12 tip: 13 manicotti shells may be substituted for the jumbo shells.