Spinach Cheese Manicotti
Mar. 22nd, 2021 09:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
charisstomaI've been working on this all day off and on.
I added some home mixed Italian sausage, just a 1/2 lb. and used fresh spinach, blanched. And I made a half recipe of 7 manicotti tubes.
I've stuffed the huge pasta shells before, but this my first manicotti bake.
Spinach Cheese Manicotti
Ingredients-
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
½ cup minced onion
1 egg
8 med Mushrooms, chopped and sauteed
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce (I "doctor" mine)
1 ½ cups water
1 (8 ounce) package manicotti shells (that's 14)
Directions-
1- Preheat oven to 350° F
2- In a large bowl, combine ricotta, spinach, onion and egg. Season with parsley, pepper and garlic powder. Mix in 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan. In a separate bowl, stir together spaghetti sauce and water.
3- Spread 1 cup sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Stuff uncooked manicotti shells with ricotta mixture, and arrange in a single layer in the dish. Cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
4- Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until noodles are soft.
Notes: If refrigerating overnight, do so after step 3. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
I added some home mixed Italian sausage, just a 1/2 lb. and used fresh spinach, blanched. And I made a half recipe of 7 manicotti tubes.
I've stuffed the huge pasta shells before, but this my first manicotti bake.
Spinach Cheese Manicotti
Ingredients-
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
½ cup minced onion
1 egg
8 med Mushrooms, chopped and sauteed
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
½ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce (I "doctor" mine)
1 ½ cups water
1 (8 ounce) package manicotti shells (that's 14)
Directions-
1- Preheat oven to 350° F
2- In a large bowl, combine ricotta, spinach, onion and egg. Season with parsley, pepper and garlic powder. Mix in 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan. In a separate bowl, stir together spaghetti sauce and water.
3- Spread 1 cup sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Stuff uncooked manicotti shells with ricotta mixture, and arrange in a single layer in the dish. Cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
4- Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until noodles are soft.
Notes: If refrigerating overnight, do so after step 3. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
