Beef-Stuffed Manicotti

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Beef-Stuffed Manicotti
2 tbs olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
28-oz jar spaghetti sauce (or use your own stored sauce)
2 cups chopped cooked roast beef
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
16-oz pkg ricotta cheese
8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

2 eggs, beaten
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pkg manicotti shells
Heat olive oil in large skillet and cook onion until tender. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Cook over low heat about 5 minutes until blended, stirring frequently. Stir in beef and set aside. Stuff UNcooked manicotti shells with the mozzarella-ricotta filling. Cover bottom of 13x9" glass baking dish with 1/2 cup of the beef sauce. Place filled shells on beef sauce, then cover with remaining beef sauce. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes, until manicotti is tender when pierced with fork. Uncover, sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese, if desired, and bake 5 minutes longer. 12 servings