manicotti
A delicious homemade spinach and cheese manicotti baked to perfection with a rich marinara sauce.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 16 pieces homemade crespelles
- 15 oz part skim ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese reserve 1/2 cup
- 1 large egg
- 10 oz frozen spinach thawed and squeezed well
- 0.25 cup Parmesan cheese
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- to taste black pepper
- 2.5 cups marinara sauce jarred or homemade
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Start by making the crespelles (see recipe link above).
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a large bowl, combine ricotta, 1 cup of mozzarella, egg, spinach, Parmesan, salt, and pepper.
- Fill each crespelle with 1/4 cup spinach filling and roll.
- In a baking dish, pour 1 cup of sauce on the bottom. Arrange rolled manicotti seam side down. Top with 1-1/2 cups of sauce and remaining cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake for about 25 minutes until hot, bubbling, and cheese is melted.
- *Use a substitute for vegetarian Parmesan if needed.
Notes
This spinach manicotti makes for an elegant vegetarian dinner that the whole family will love.