Low Fat Vegetable Manicotti Recipes

VEGETABLE MANICOTTI - HEALTHY ITALIAN MAIN COURSE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in salted water as the box suggests. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a skillet and cook the onion, garlic, peppers, broccoli and mushrooms until just lightly cooked. Add the spices and stir to combine. Set aside
• Combine the egg with the ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and mix well. Add the vegetables and stir to combine.
• Put a little of the pasta sauce in the middle of a 9 x 13" pan. Fill each manicotti shell with the vegetable mixture and place on the sauce. Add more sauce to the top of the filled shells and then top with the grated Jarlsberg cheese.
• Cook for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 400 degree oven.
• Serve with a pasta and warm crusty bread.

CHEESY VEGETABLE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• For the filling: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the zucchini and yellow squash, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until the squash softens but is not mushy, about 4 minutes. Pour the mixture into a medium bowl and let cool.
• Add the ricotta, Parmesan, parsley, egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to the cooled vegetables. Stir to combine.
• For the tomato sauce: In a food processor, pulse the tomatoes with their juices until they are coarsely ground or chop the tomatoes by hand. Transfer them to a bowl, add the salt and pepper, then stir in the basil.
• For the manicotti: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with oil or cooking spray.
• Transfer the filling mixture to a large resealable plastic bag. Snip a large hole out of one corner of the bag with scissors and use the bag to pipe the mixture into the cooked manicotti shells.
• Spread about 1 cup of the tomato sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Place the manicotti shells into the baking dish. Spread the remaining sauce over the manicotti. Top with the mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is melted, 35 to 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SKINNY THREE-CHEESE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Cook manicotti shells according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water and drain again. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, for filling, coat an unheated large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat over medium heat. Add mushrooms, carrots, and garlic to hot skillet. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or just until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Stir in ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, the eggs, Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning. Spoon filling into cooked manicotti shells.
• For sauce, place undrained tomatoes in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Stir in roasted red peppers. Spread about 1/3 cup of the sauce into the bottoms of four 12- to 16-ounce ungreased individual baking dishes or a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Arrange stuffed manicotti shells in individual baking dishes or large baking dish, overlapping shells slightly if necessary. Pour remaining sauce over manicotti.
• Bake, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes for individual baking dishes or 35 to 40 minutes for large baking dish or until heated through. Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake for 5 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

LOW FAT VEGETABLE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray an 11x7 baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Cook manicotti shells as directed on package.
• Pour 1/3 cup of the tomato sauce over the bottom of the baking dish.
• Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium-high.
• Cook carrot, mushrooms, zucchini, garlic, and onion in oil.
• Stir frequently, until veggies are crisp-tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients, except mozzarella.
• Fill manicotti shells with the mixture and place in the baking dish.
• Pour the remaining sauce on top.
• Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake, covered, 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

VEGETABLE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the noodles, stirring often, until al dente.
• Drain and rinse under cold water.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the zucchini and cook, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl to cool.
• Using a food processor, puree the drained cheese until smooth; add to the zucchini along with the chopped roasted peppers and chopped basil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Rinse the food processor bowl.
• Lay the noodles flat on a work surface.
• Place an equal amount of the zucchini mixture at the end of each noodle, then roll up.
• Divide the rolls among 4 dinner plates.
• Using the food processor, puree the remaining roasted peppers with the tomato until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper and pour over the rolls.
• Top with the sliced basil.

VEGETABLE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain shells as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining ingredients except pasta sauce and Parmesan cheese.
• Fill each cooked pasta shell with about 2 tablespoons vegetable mixture; place filled sides up in baking dish. Spoon pasta sauce over shells. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover tightly with foil; bake 50 to 60 minutes or until hot.

VEGETABLE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°. Spray rectangular baking dish, 11 X 7 X1 1/2 inches, with cooking spray. Cook and drain manicotti as directed on package. 2. While manicotti is cooking, heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook carrot, zucchini, mushrooms, onions and garlic in oil, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. 3. Pour 1/3 cup of the tomato sauce into baking dish. Fill manicotti shells with vegetable mixture place in baking dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce over manicotti. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. NUTRITION INFORMATION 1 Serving Calories 315 (Calories from Fat 45) Fat 5g (Saturated 2g) Cholesterol 10mg Sodium 640mg Carbohydrate 44g (Dietary Fiber 4g) Protein 27g %DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 18% Vitamin C 10% Calcium 36% Iron 14% DIET EXCHANGES: 1 Starch, 1 Lean Meat, 3 Vegetable, 1 Skim MilkFrom "Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.