Manicotti

One of the oldest pasta, It is a large cylindrical shaped and stuffed with fillings and baked. It can also be home made as sheets rolled with fillings inside and baked.

Tube-shaped noodles about 4 inches long, and I inch in diameter. The term also refers to the finished dish made from the pasta tube which is boiled and stuffed with ricotta cheese or meat, then covered with tomato sauce. There are many variations on this basic recipe.