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Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
And lighter eaters will be plenty full with just one shell. Stir in onion mixture and spinach. Arrange shells over sauce; top with remaining sauce. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have spinach and cheese stuffed manicotti using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti:
- Take 10 oz Frozen Spinach (thawed completely and squeezed dry)
- Get 8 oz Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Prepare 15 oz Ricotta (or you could use cottage cheese instead)
- Prepare 4 oz Cream Cheese
- Make ready 1/2 cup Shredded Romano or Parmesan Cheese
- Get 2 large Eggs
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Salt
- Take 1/2 tsp Pepper
- Prepare 1 box (12-14 Shells) Manicotti Noodles (DO NOT COOK NOODLES)
- Get 4 cup Marinara Sauce
- Get 1/2 cup Shredded Romano or Parmesan Cheese (for topping)
- Take OPTIONAL:
- Get 1 lb Ground Beef
Use slotted spoon to remove bacon from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet. 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. Simply prep and bake for about an hour for a delicious manicotti dish.
Steps to make Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- If adding ground beef, brown and drain fat.
- In a large bowl; mix spinach, cheeses, eggs, salt and pepper (and ground beef if added).
- Place about 1 1/2 cups of marinara sauce in 9x13 inch pan. Spread it around to cover the bottom.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.)
- 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.
- Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Everyone can enjoy the rich and home-style flavor of this spinach stuffed manicotti with Ricotta and mushrooms. Simply prep and bake for about an hour for a delicious manicotti dish. Drain spinach with several paper towels and squeeze until spinach is well drained. Add spinach and onion to cheese mixture and mix well. Be careful not to tear shells.
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