I’ve been dying to try this recipe ever since I heard about it. I was discouraged because I didn’t have your average pasta bake dish. I only have sheet pans for right now. So I finally decided to just try it with the sheet pan.

I went to the store for the ingredients and there weren’t even any jumbo shells. The next best thing was manicotti. I figured it wouldn’t make that much of a difference. So as you’ll see, this isn’t exactly Chrissy’s recipe but its totally inspired by it.

Ingredients:

• Ricotta cheese (15 oz)
• Parmesan & Romano
• 1 Egg
• Fresh Basil
• Pesto (Not necessary)
• Manicotti
• Basil
• Marina Sauce
• Shredded Cheese
• Salt
• Pepper

Directions:

1. Boil your pasta for half the package time if you like a more al dente pasta. Let it cool completely before filling them.

2. Combine your ricotta, chopped fresh basil, a handful of Parmesan cheese, a pinch of salt, pepper, a spoonful of pesto (not necessary), and 1 egg. Taste and adjust to your liking! (Chrissy uses Pecorino but I only had what I had hehe)

3. Lay your favorite sauce on the bottom of your baking dish. I only had a sheet pan and not your regular casserole dish. I wasn’t sure I could make it work but it worked great!

4. Next, fill your pasta. I didn’t have a piping bag so I just spooned it all into a zip lock and cut off the corner. Worked just as well!

5. Top it off with more sauce and then sprinkle with cheese. Chrissy used mozzarella and I could’ve sworn I had mozzarella in the fridge but we didn’t. I had no choice but to use 4 cheese Mexican.

6. Bake at 420°F for 20 minutes and Voila!

I enjoyed this meal so much. I paired it with spinach and garlic bread. One of the best meals I’ve made yet. I also wanted to post this to show you that you can make things out what you have and it will still turn out okay. 

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