Community Pick
Easy Manicotti
"No cooking the manicotti, so that's the easy part. Sometimes I will add some frozen chopped spinach, cooked and squeezed dry. A real easy meal!"
photo by Ashley Cuoco
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 lb ricotta cheese
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
- 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- nutmeg (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
- salt and pepper
- 1 (5 ounce) package manicotti, uncooked
- 1 (15 1/2 ounce) jar prepared meatless marinara sauce (or homemade, if desired)
directions
- Combine Ricotta, Mozzarella, grated Parmesan, sugar, egg, nutmeg, parsley, salt and pepper to taste.
- Stuff uncooked manicotti generously with the cheese mixture, from both ends.
- Arrange manicotti in a single layer in a baking pan.
- Bring sauce to a boil and pour over manicotti, covering completely.
- Cover baking pan with aluminum foil, crimping the edges to seal tightly.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 40 minutes.
- Remove foil; sprinkle generously with additional grated cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 5 minutes more.
Questions & Replies
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Can I substitute large pasta shells for the manicotti? -
I always had to cook the manicotti, how come I don't need to with this recipe? -
I have been using refrigerated egg roll wrappers for years to make manicotti. No pre-cooking, no piping, no burnt fingers! Just a very compliant noodle wrapper. Some brands may be too thin for some cooks' preferences, but no worries, just use two wrappers instead of one. It still comes out with tender noodles and it's like rolling a burrito - anyone can do it! -
can i cook it with this recipe?
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Full disclosure: cooking is not my strong suit. I need to bring a dinner to a girls weekend getaway. Is this something I could fully make Thursday night, cover with foil and then reheat on Saturday night? If so, any suggestions on temperate and time for reheating? Thank you!
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Reviews
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nice and easy as it says. you can also put the cheese mixture in a sandwich bag, cut the corner off and squeeze it in like using a pastry bag
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This was very easy but came out dry as the pasta seemed to absorb most of the moisture from the sauce. If I was to try this again, I would probably add 1/2 c or more of water. The flavor of the filling was quite tasty.<br/><br/>Update: I tried this again, adding 1/2 cup of water and 8 oz of tomato sauce. I used cottage cheese in place of the ricotta and cut the mozzarella down to 3/4 cup. And added ground Italian sausage to the sauce... YUM!!! -
Not only was this easy but it was really good. I put a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of the dish -- I always do that with lasagna -- prevents the noodles from sticking. When I prepared the sauce, I also added some browned Italian sausage and a few mushrooms. I'm assuming the parsley goes in with the cheese mixture -- that's where I put it. I made this in loving memory of MEP -- and for her Cook-a-Thon.
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An absolute hit in my household!!! Like totally. -
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I made this with a package of frozen spinach that I had thawed and drained very well, mixed in with the cheeses piped into my pasta shells using a zip lock bag with a corner snipped out. I also browned and drained a pound of ground turkey that I mixed with 2 jars of pasta sauce that I poured over my shells. Very hardy and it was a huge hit with my family.
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Tweaks
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Added some Spinach instead of parsley and it was amazing!
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This was very easy but came out dry as the pasta seemed to absorb most of the moisture from the sauce. If I was to try this again, I would probably add 1/2 c or more of water. The flavor of the filling was quite tasty.<br/><br/>Update: I tried this again, adding 1/2 cup of water and 8 oz of tomato sauce. I used cottage cheese in place of the ricotta and cut the mozzarella down to 3/4 cup. And added ground Italian sausage to the sauce... YUM!!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
HEP MEP
Shorewood, 89
July 8, 2009: Our resident bionic woman lost her battle to cancer yesterday. MEP was a passionate, caring and beloved member of our community and she will be deeply missed. Our thoughts go out to her family, Gordy and Cakes, at this difficult time. Her vivacious spirit will live on here at Recipezaar. If you'd like to express your condolences, there is a thread here:
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