Manicotti

Our  mom made this a few times when I was in high school, and I really liked it, so I've been making it regularly since then!

Sauce:

1 28 - 32 oz can tomato sauce
1 pound of sausage, country style
3 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp sweet basil

Brown sausage and garlic. Drain. Add tomato sauce, sugar, basil, and 1 1/2 cup water. Simmer in crock pot all day.

Cheese mixture:

16 oz shredded mozzarella
16 oz ricotta
1 cup grated parmesan
2 eggs
1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped

Mix all cheese mixture ingredients together until well-mixed.

16 oz box of manicotti noodles or large shells

Cook according to box instructions. Let them cool until you can handle them. Stuff noodles with cheese mixture. In a 9 x 13 pan, pour 1/2 of the sauce in the bottom. Place stuffed noodles in pan. Cover with the remaining sauce.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.