MUSHROOM MANICOTTI

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Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

4 uncooked manicotti shells
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons chopped onions
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup diced fully cooked smoked ham
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives or 1 teaspoon freeze-dried chives
garlic-mushroom sauce:
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 cups sliced mushrooms (about 5 ounces)
2 tablespoons chopped onions
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/3 cup dry sherry, dry white wine or chicken broth
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350°. Cook manicotti shells as directed on package drain. Prepare Garlic-Mushroom Sauce in same saucepan.2. Mix cream cheese, feta cheese, onion and Worcestershire sauce in small bowl, using fork, until well blended. Stir in ham and chives. Fill each shell with about 3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture, using small spoon.3. Pour half of the sauce into ungreased square baking dish, 8 X 8 X 2 inches. Arrange filled shells in baking dish. Spoon remaining sauce over shells. Cover with aluminum foil and bake about 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.Garlic-Mushroom Sauce:Heat butter in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat until melted. Cook mushrooms, onion and garlic in butter about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in sherry, lemon juice, lemon pepper and salt. Cook over medium-high heat about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until almost all liquid has evaporated. Stir in whipping cream. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil over medium-high heat about 1 minute, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened.1 Serving: Calories 625 (Calories from Fat 405) Fat 45g (Saturated 27g) Cholesterol 150mg Sodium 780mg Carbohydrate 40g (Dietary Fiber 3g) Protein 17g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 32% Vitamin C 6% Calcium 16% Iron 18% Diet Exchanges: 2 1/2 Starch, 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat, 6 FatFrom "Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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