Easy Meatless Manicotti

Preheat oven to 375°.

Combine pasta sauce and 1 cup water. Pour half of pasta sauce mixture into a 13 x 9–inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Combine 1 1/4 cups mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, and next 4 ingredients. Spoon mixture into a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; snip off 1 corner of bag. Squeeze about 3 tablespoons cheese mixture into each uncooked pasta shell. Arrange stuffed shells in a single layer over sauce mixture; pour remaining sauce mixture over shells. Top with remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella. Cover tightly with foil.

Bake at 375° for 1 hour or until shells are tender. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Young Chefs can:

Pour pasta sauce into bottom of dish

Measure cheese

Count out shells

Older Chefs can:

Help squeeze cheese mixture into shells

Arrange shells in pan

Pour sauce over shells, and sprinkle with cheese