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Even kids will gobble up their broccoli when it’s served this way. “I dress up spaghetti sauce with Italian sausage and garlic, then drizzle it over shells stuffed with broccoli and cheese,” shares Jason Jost of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. “My wife and daughter love it!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7061,"featured_media":1436396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"tags":[306302,307638,304328,305271,304292,305487,305334,306848,305353,304347,306322,304268,307307,307514,306297,324623,307614],"categories-v2":[312163,310623,308988,308984,309216,308305,310796,309337,309603,309362,308998,312185,259483,310342,310497,312156,309177,310591],"coauthors":[305],"recommended_recipes":[{"post_title":"Cheese Manicotti","post_link":"\/recipes\/cheese-manicotti\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cheese-Manicotti_EXPS_TOHD24_160877_JuliaHartbeck_6.jpg"},{"post_title":"Meaty 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I wasn't to fond of the chunks of broccoli, that and it was had to fill the shells due to the size of the broccoli. Everything else was amazing, I think I'm going to try to replace the broccoli with spinach.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"09\/02\/2014 21:47","GUID":"6f277f23cd83457d944f21e55a8f1d62","MemberId":7843601,"Rating":2,"ScreenName":"Apie26","SubmittedDate":"09\/02\/2014 21:47"},{"Comment":"
I've made this several times for family and for guests. It's always a winner. Instead of manicotti, I stuff jumbo shells with the filling. I also use broccoli florets (I've used both frozen and fresh) , cutting the buds up small and leaving out the stems.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"08\/01\/2014 14:16","GUID":"156D508E214C479DAD1A5D75EDC8EDC9","MemberId":531937,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"heatherd","SubmittedDate":"08\/01\/2014 14:16"},{"Comment":"
I did not add the sausage when I made it. This is a great recipe, my family and I loved it.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"02\/27\/2013 15:52","GUID":"66ae4d2b8eb346b4bd1d198bcfb2d808","MemberId":6771565,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"loves2cooktwinmom","SubmittedDate":"02\/27\/2013 15:52"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? We've got recipes for any dish and beverage you're craving, from easy dinners to rich chocolate cakes and everything in between.","parent":309177,"count":44022,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/"},{"term_id":312156,"name":"Pasta Dishes","slug":"pasta-dishes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":312091,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Simmer a cozy supper with these pasta dish recipes, including vegetarian pasta recipes for meatless Monday.","parent":310796,"count":2968,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/pasta-dishes\/"},{"term_id":312163,"name":"Baked Pasta","slug":"baked-pasta","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":312098,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Looking for baked pasta recipes? Find baked pasta recipes including baked penne pasta, baked pasta casserole, and more baked pasta recipes.","parent":312156,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/pasta-dishes\/baked-pasta\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Sausage Broccoli Manicotti"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n