Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Stuffed Spinach Manicotti

15 oz. Ricotta cheese
3 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 Egg, beat in a small bowl
1 Tea. Parsley chopped finely
1 Box Frozen Spinach, thawed and squeeze out extra moisture
1 Garlic clove finely diced
20 Oz. Marinara Sauce (Homemade or Jarred)
1 Box Manicotti Noodles
1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste
Boil Manicotti noodles per the box directions only until aldente'. Rinse in cold water to stop the cooking process and cool on a wax paper lined cookie sheet.

In a large bowl mix together ricotta cheese,parsley, garlic,spinach, salt & pepper, add egg last and mix very well. Place cover in fridge for thirty minutes while pasta cools.
Use a 13 X 9 Baking dish. Coat bottom and sides with marinara sauce.
Spoon stuffing mixture into the manicotti tubes. ( The easiest way i found is to place the mixture into a zip lock back cut one corner off and use like a pastry bag. Or you can use a teaspoon to fill them messy and takes longer but it will work.
Place the filled manicotti tubes side by side in the baking dish.
Top each tube with a generous helping of sauce. Then top each with the mozzarella be generous. Last sprinkle the Parmesan cheese and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for thirty five to forty minutes.
Mangi!

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