FLORENTINE MANICOTTI

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Serve up classic Italian flavors with Florentine Manicotti. Florentine Manicotti features shells stuffed with a creamy ricotta and spinach filling, then baked and topped with spaghetti sauce for a classic Italian meal.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 1h25m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 clove garlic, minced
2 pkg. (10 oz. each) frozen chopped spinach, cooked, well drained
2 cups POLLY-O Original Ricotta Cheese
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1/3 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
3 eggs, beaten
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. pepper
12 manicotti shells, cooked
1-1/2 cups CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Melt butter in small skillet on medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 3 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Place in medium bowl. Add spinach, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, eggs, lemon juice and pepper; mix well. Spoon into manicotti shells.
Place in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover.
Bake 40 min. or until heated through. About 5 min. before manicotti is done, heat the pasta sauce.
Serve manicotti topped with sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 320 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 18 g