Manicotti Florentine Kraft Recipes

FLORENTINE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter in small skillet on medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 3 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Place in medium bowl. Add spinach, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, eggs, lemon juice and pepper; mix well. Spoon into manicotti shells.
• Place in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover.
• Bake 40 min. or until heated through. About 5 min. before manicotti is done, heat the pasta sauce.
• Serve manicotti topped with sauce.

MANICOTTI FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 13x9x2-inch non-reactive baking pan; set aside.
• Prepare manicotti according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Combine spinach, mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese and nutmeg in a bowl. Fill manicotti shells with spinach mixture. Place in prepared baking dish. Spoon spaghetti sauce on top.
• Cover and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until cheese is bubby.

MANICOTTI FLORENTINE - KRAFT

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Cook and stir onion and garlic in butter in small skillet on medium heat until tender. Place in medium bowl. Add spinach, ricotta, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, juice and seasonings; mix until well blended. STUFF evenly into manicotti shells. Place in 13x9-inch baking dish; cover. BAKE 40 min. or until heated through. Meanwhile, heat sauce on the stovetop or in microwave. Serve over manicotti.

MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Cook manicotti in boiling water until done. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, and 1/2 cup Parmesan, eggs, parsley, and salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Pour 1/2 cup sauce into an 11x17 inch baking dish. Fill each manicotti shell with 3 tablespoons cheese mixture, and arrange over sauce . Pour remaining sauce over top, and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 45 minutes, or until bubbly.

EASY BAKED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spread 3/4 cup pasta sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Mix egg, pesto sauce and cheeses until blended; spoon into resealable plastic bag. Use scissors to cut small corner from bottom of bag.
• Fill manicotti shells by squeezing cheese mixture into both sides of each shell; place in prepared baking dish. Top with remaining pasta sauce; cover.
• Bake 40 min. or until heated through.

EASY BAKED MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread 3/4 cup of the spaghetti sauce on bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Mix egg, cheeses, and pesto sauce until well blended. Spoon cheese mixture into large resealable plastic bag. Using scissors, cut off small hole from one of the bottom corners of bag.
• Cook manicotti shells for half of the time on the box. This will keep them firm enough to handle and not fall apart when stuffing. The additional cook time in the oven will cook them the rest of the way. After you remove the partially cooked manicotti from the stove, transfer them into a container of cold water. This will prevent them from continuing to cook
• Fill manicotti shells, 1 at a time, squeezing cheese mixture into both sides of each shell. Place manicotti over sauce in dish; pour remaining 1 1/4 cups spaghetti sauce over manicotti. Cover with foil.
• Bake 40 minutes or until heat through.