TURKEY & BROCCOLI MANICOTTI

TURKEY & BROCCOLI MANICOTTI image

Yield 6-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 red peppers
16 ounces canned tomatoes, drained
4 cups ricotta
1/2 cup chicken stock
2 garlic cloves, minced
salt & pepper
2 cups finely chopped broccoli
12 ounces ground turkey
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
16 mannicotti shells
1/3 cup grated parmesan

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cream sauce: roast, sweat peppers. Clean. Process peppers with tomatoes, 2 3/4 cups ricotta, chicken stock, 1 garlic clove, salt & pepper. Set aside. Blanch the broccoli. In large skillet, combine turkey, onions, red pepper (chopped), one garlic clove, thyme, marjoram, and salt & pepper. Cokk over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Drain. Coll. Stir in broccoli and 1 1/4 cup ricotta. Cook manicotti 6 minutes in boiling water. When cool, stuff with turkey mixture. Brush baking dish with oil. Then cover bottom with a thin layer of sauce. Layer manicotti singly. Cover with sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan. Cover and bake 20 minutes. Uncover, and cook 10 minutes more.