Cheese Manicotti With Spinach
"This a very simplified version of a great Italian dish. It can be made in advance and refrigerated until baking. I normally never use jarred sauces because I have the time to make sauce from scratch but to speed this recipe up, use sauce from a jar. Just make it a top notch brand."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 8 manicotti, uncooked
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1⁄4 cup parsley, chopped
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
- parsley sprig
directions
- Cook manicotti shells in boiling, salted water until barely tender (package directions). Rinse with cold water. Drain.
- Combine cheeses, parsley, egg, onion and salt; mixing well.
- Fill shells with cheese mixture.
- Arrange in lightly oiled baking dish.
- Cover with marinara sauce.
- Sprinkle with additional 1/4 cup Parmesan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook spinach according to package directions. DRAIN WELL.
- Spoon down center of baked manicotti just before serving.
- Garnish with parsley.
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Reviews
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Instead of adding the spinach to the top of the manicotti I add it to the cheese mixture....really makes a hearty dish!
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I am a semi-retired, mother of one daughter, grandmother to 1 granddaughter, very, very lucky gal. My husband and I moved to the Riviera Maya from Colorado in January 2003. We live in Paradise! We both sell real estate and enjoy selling people their own little piece of paradise. We love boating, fishing, golfing, competative snorkeling (!), traveling, cooking, EATING!
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