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Repeat with remaining manicotti and fill the pan with the stuffed shells, until you run out of shells and filling. Cover with a generous layer of marinara Pop open a bottle of red wine and eat! This stuffing can be used in anything you want to stuff.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook spinach and cheese stuffed manicotti using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti:
- Prepare 10 oz Frozen Spinach (thawed completely and squeezed dry)
- Make ready 8 oz Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Prepare 15 oz Ricotta (or you could use cottage cheese instead)
- Take 4 oz Cream Cheese
- Prepare 1/2 cup Shredded Romano or Parmesan Cheese
- Make ready 2 large Eggs
- Take 1/2 tsp Salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Pepper
- Take 1 box (12-14 Shells) Manicotti Noodles (DO NOT COOK NOODLES)
- Prepare 4 cup Marinara Sauce
- Prepare 1/2 cup Shredded Romano or Parmesan Cheese (for topping)
- Prepare OPTIONAL:
- Make ready 1 lb Ground Beef
How to make ricotta cheese and spinach filling. This is a wonderfully cheesy manicotti recipe made easier by not having to cook the shells first. In a large bowl, mix spinach, cheeses, eggs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Home » Recipes » Main Dish Recipes » Cheese Recipes » Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Manicotti.
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.
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