Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, manicotti. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Manicotti is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Manicotti is something which I have loved my whole life.
This has all the good stuff - ricotta, mozzarella, eggs and parmesan. This baked Manicotti recipe is creamy, cheesy, meaty, saucy, and deeply satisfying. I've included everything you need to know about how to make Manicotti as well as how to make ahead and how to.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have manicotti using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Manicotti:
- Make ready 12 large manicotti shells
- Make ready 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- Make ready 2 cups ricotta cheese
- Prepare 2 tbsp dried basil (6 tbsp chopped, fresh)
- Make ready 26 oz spaghetti sauce, divided
- Take 1/2 cup grated parmesan
There are two types of stuffed manicotti in the world. This easy Manicotti recipe is made by stuffing a lasagna noodle with a three cheese mixture, covering it in homemade sauce, and baking it in the oven. Manicotti is a great dish for Christmas or Christmas Eve. If you're planning a dinner party, you can The delicate crepes give the manicotti a lightness you just don't get with pasta.
Steps to make Manicotti:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13x9 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cook pasta according to pkg directions. Drain. Rinse with cool water. Let pasta dry on paper towels.
- For filling, in large bowl, stir together 3 cups mozzarella with ricotta & basil. Using a teaspoon, carefully stuff pasta shells with prepared cheese mixture.
- Spoon 2 cups of spaghetti sauce into prepared baking dish. Arrange stuffed pasta over sauce. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over top of pasta. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
- Bake manicotti for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with parmesan. Bake for 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately.
Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still. This stuffed manicotti recipe is made with a cheesy mixture stuffed inside manicotti noodles, topped with marinara and baked until cheesy and delicious! These manicotti are the epitome of comfort food. Spoon ricotta mixture into prepared manicotti and place side by side into baking dish, repeating until all ricotta mixture has been used. Manicotti is the Italian-American version of cannelloni.
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