Best Manicotti Shells Filled With Cheese And Smoked Salmon Bits Recipes

EASY STUFFED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add manicotti and boil for the 7-8 minutes, until almost tender*.
• Drain and rinse manicotti 2-3 times under cold water until cooled to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/4 cup Parmesan, egg, pesto, salt, and pepper.
• Place ricotta mixture in a large piping bag or large freezer bag and snip the end.
• Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish and spread 1 cup of marinara sauce in the bottom.
• Fill each manicotti shell with ricotta cheese mixture and line up on top of the marinara sauce in the baking dish, dividing the ricotta evenly between the 12 manicotti.
• Top the filled manicotti with the remaining 1 1/2 cups sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1/4 cup Parmesan.
• Lightly grease a piece of foil or lid and cover the baking dish. Bake at 375°F for 25-30 minutes until heated through and pasta is tender. Serve.

SALMON MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook manicotti shells according to package directions.
• Mix together remaining ingredients except tomato sauce.
• Stuff shells with mixture.
• Pour about 3/4 of the tomato sauce over the bottom of a large baking pan and place shells on top.
• Spread the remaining sauce over the top of the shells to keep moist.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.
• You can sprinkle more cheese on the top while baking.
• ENJOY!

SALMON MANICOTTI RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Drain and flake salmon, reserve liquid. In a bowl, combine salmon, cottage cheese, eggs, onion, parsley, and dill weed. Gently stuff manicotti with salmon mixture. Set aside. In a saucepan, melt butter, stir in flour and salt. Add milk to reserved salmon liquid to equal 1 ½ cups. Stir into flour mixture. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Stir in 1 c Monterey Jack cheese. Pour ½ of the sauce into a 3 qt baking dish. Arrange filled shells over sauce. Top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining Jack cheese and Parmesan. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.

MANICOTTI SHELLS FILLED WITH CHEESE AND SMOKED SALMON BITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook pasta in boiling water according to package instructions or until firm to the bite. Drain, cover and set aside.
• In bowl, combine ricotta cheese, egg, salmon, green onions, dill, milk and Parmesan cheese, mix until smooth. Fill pasta shells.
• Pour half tomato sauce in bottom of large baking dish. Place pasta shells over sauce and pour other half tomato sauce over pasta.
• Cover and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until hot.