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Monday, August 31, 2009

Old-World Manicotti


Okay, so the picture does this dish NO justice. But if you can step-aside from the horrible picture, you'll find a cheesy, gooey, lovely manicotti recipe.
We had this last night with this tuscan flat bread (thanks Ariel). We even whipped out the olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette for dipping sauce! Mmmm.
ingredients:
12 large manicotti shells
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
2 cups ricotta cheese
6 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or 2 tablespoons dried
1 (26-oz) jar prepared spaghetti sauce, divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
instructions:
1 Preheat oven to 350. Spray 13x9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2 Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; rinse with cool water. Let pasta dry on paper towels.
3 For filling, in medium bowl, stir together 3 cups mozzarella with the ricotta and fresh basil. Using a teaspoon (or your hands!), carefully stuff pasta shells with prepared cheese mixture.
4 Spoon 2 cups spaghetti sauce into prepared baking dish. Arrange stuffed pasta over sauce. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over top of pasta. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
5 Bake manicotti for 15 min. Sprinkle with the Parmesan; bake for another 10 mins. Serve immediately.

1 comment:

Gina said...

Oh, and I also wanted to add that I'm sure this dish would be just as fabulous with some kind of meat in it...maybe italian sausage...mmmm.