Best Weeknight Manicotti Recipes
EASY STUFFED MANICOTTI
This easy Manicotti recipe is stuffed with cheese and Italian herbs, covered in Marinara sauce and baked to perfection!
Provided by Ashley Fehr
Categories Dinner
Time 43m
Number Of Ingredients 9
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.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 manicotti, Calories 451 kcal, Carbohydrate 33 g, Protein 27 g, Fat 23 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, Cholesterol 104 mg, Sodium 1395 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 6 g
WEEKNIGHT MANICOTTI
I think the recipe came from the back of the box of manicotti. Have been making this recipe for years. I like to add some herbs to the tomato sauce just to spice it up a little. you can crumble the bread in a food processor. just pulse a few times.
Provided by patricemarion
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook manicotti until tender. While manicotti is cooking, brown beef in oil.
- Combine bread & milk in a bowl & let stand for 2 minutes then add the the browned beef and remaining ingredients to bowl except for the tomato sauce and parmesan cheese.
- Fill rinsed and cooled manicotti with meat mixture.
- Spoon a bit of sauce over the bottom of a large pan and arrange filled manicotti in the pan.
- Pour remaining sauce over top of manicotti and top with parmesan cheese.
- Cover pan with foil and bake in a 350°F oven for 45 minutes.
- Serve with a nice salad and garlic bread if you wish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 497.3, Fat 32.7, SaturatedFat 13.6, Cholesterol 114.1, Sodium 1343.5, Carbohydrate 15.9, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 6.7, Protein 34.6
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