Three Cheese Manicotti - Crepe Style

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese or 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 3/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 lb hamburger
• 3/4 lb italian sausage
• 1 (26 ounce) can spaghetti sauce
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. in a medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella, italian seasoning and milk. note: if you use ricotta cheese, please increase milk to 2 tablespoons.
• 2 brown hamburger and italian sausage. drain and return to pan. stir in spaghetti sauce and evaporated milk. set aside.
• 3 in a bowl, whisk the eggs and water. whisk in the flour.
• 4 heat a greased 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. ladle 1/4 cup batter into the pan, swirling to cover the surface of the pan. cook for 1 minute, flip and cook for 1 minute more. repeat with remaining batter, greasing the skillet after each crepe. stack the crepes on a plate.
• 5 spread half of the meat sauce into a 9x13 baking dish. spoon the cheese mixture down the center of each crepe; roll closed. arrange crepes in baking dish and cover with remaining meat sauce and cheeses. bake for 25 minutes.