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Easy Way to Cook Tasty Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti

By Mom's Recipes 25 February 2020
Easy Way to Cook Tasty Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti
Easy Way to Cook Tasty Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti

Hey everyone, welcome to our recipe page. Today I will show you how to make a distinctive dish, Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti Recipe. In a large bowl, combine ricotta, spinach, onion and egg. Season with parsley, pepper and garlic powder.

You can cook Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti

  1. Prepare 10 oz of Frozen Spinach (thawed completely and squeezed dry).
  2. Prepare 8 oz of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese.
  3. Take 15 oz of Ricotta (or you could use cottage cheese instead).
  4. Make ready 4 oz of Cream Cheese.
  5. Take 1/2 cup of Shredded Romano or Parmesan Cheese.
  6. Make ready 2 large of Eggs.
  7. Make ready 1/2 tsp of Salt.
  8. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Pepper.
  9. Take 1 box of (12-14 Shells) Manicotti Noodles (DO NOT COOK NOODLES).
  10. It’s 4 cup of Marinara Sauce.
  11. It’s 1/2 cup of Shredded Romano or Parmesan Cheese (for topping).
  12. You need of OPTIONAL:.
  13. Make ready 1 lb of Ground Beef.

In a large bowl, combine ricotta, spinach, onion, and egg.Season with parsley, Johnny's Seasoned Pepper, and garlic powder.Cook manicotti shells according to package directions; drain.Drain spinach with several paper towels and squeeze until spinach is well drained.

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. If adding ground beef, brown and drain fat..
  3. In a large bowl; mix spinach, cheeses, eggs, salt and pepper (and ground beef if added)..
  4. Place about 1 1/2 cups of marinara sauce in 9x13 inch pan. Spread it around to cover the bottom..
  5. Put the mixed filling into a plastic bag. (You can use either a frosting piping bag or a gallon zip bag.) Snip the corner, gather the top and squeeze the filling into the corner..
  6. Hold an uncooked manicotti shell in your hand and squeeze the filling inside the shell. Let it overflow on both sides. Place the filled shell into the sauce-lined pan..
  7. Repeat with remaining manicotti and fill the pan with stuffed shells, until you run out of shells and filling. (You should be able to fill 12-14 shells-if you run out of room in your pan, use a separate smaller pan to accommodate the extra.).
  8. Cover the pasta with marinara sauce. Sprinkle 1/2 cup Romano/Parmesan cheese on top. Cover with foil and place it in the oven for 50 minutes..
  9. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes..

Spread it around to cover the bottom.In a large bowl, mix the cheeses, spinach, eggs, salt and pepper.Stir in onion mixture and spinach.

Add spinach and onion to cheese mixture and mix well.Be careful not to tear shells.Baked Manicotti with Spinach, Ricotta, and Mushrooms.Like its three cheese counterpart, this manicotti recipe is a festive favorite, no matter what the season.Everyone can enjoy the rich and home-style flavor of this spinach stuffed manicotti with Ricotta and mushrooms.

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