Two Mushroom Cheese Manicotti Recipes

CHEESE AND MUSHROOM MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In a large bowl combine 1 cup of the Mozzarella with all of the Cheddar cheese, mushrooms, olives, onion, bread crumbs, egg, milk, parsley, and pepper until mixed well. Set aside.
• Combine spaghetti sauce and water and pour half the sauce into a shallow 3 quart casserole or baking dish.
• Stuff manicotti shells with cheese mixture and arrange side by side in sauce. Pour remaining sauce over top.
• Bake, covered, in a 375F degree oven for about 1 hour. Remove cover and sprinkle with remaining Mozzarella cheese, and return to oven, uncovered, for about 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Serve with Parmesan cheese, your favorite garlic bread and side salad.

TWO-MUSHROOM CHEESE MANICOTTI

Steps:

• In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add and cook onions, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes for 8 minutes or until completely softened. Add button and exotic mushrooms; cook, stirring constantly for 15 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and all excess liquid has been absorbed. Stir in spinach and cook for 3 minutes or until wilted. Remove from heat; cool.
• Meanwhile, in large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook manicotti shells for 10 minutes or until tender but firm. Drain and cool under cold running water. Arrange in single layer on damp towel; cover until ready to use.
• Spoon half of tomato sauce into bottom of 13" x 9" (3 L) baking dish. Add cottage cheese, 1 cup (125 mL) of Mozzarella and egg to mushroom filling; spoon ½ cup (125 mL) into each manicotti shell. Arrange snugly in one layer on top of tomato sauce. Spoon remaining sauce over shells. Sprinkle with remaining Mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Bake in centre of preheated 400°F (200°C) oven for 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted and golden.

CHEESE & OLIVE MANICOTTI WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Cook manicotti and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine chopped black olives, ricotta cheese, egg white, Parmesan cheese, Italian Seasoning, pinch of salt, pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (if using), a dash of onion powder(if using), a dash of garlic powder and 1 tbsp grated mozzarella cheese.
• Spray a small baking dish with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
• Fill the manicotti evenly with the ricotta cheese mixture, laying them into the dish.
• Set aside.
• In a saucepan sprayed with nonstick vegetable cooking, over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and mushrooms.
• Cook for 1 minute and add the flour.
• Add the milk gradually and with a wire whisk smooth out the lumps.
• Cook mushroom sauce 2 to 3 minutes until thickened.
• Check for seasoning & add a pinch of salt, if needed.
• Pour sauce over manicotti and top with remaining 1 tbsp grated mozzarella cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.

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.

MUSHROOM MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Cook and drain manicotti shells as directed on package.
• In 3-quart saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Cook mushrooms, 2 tablespoons onion and garlic in butter about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in sherry, lemon juice, lemon pepper and salt. Cook over medium-high heat about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until almost all liquid has evaporated. Stir in whipping cream. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil over medium-high heat about 1 minute, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened.
• In small bowl, mix cream cheese, feta cheese, 2 tablespoons onion and the Worcestershire sauce with fork until well blended. Stir in ham and chives. Fill each shell with about 3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture, using small spoon.
• Pour half of sauce unto ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish. Arrange filled shells in dish. Spoon remaining sauce over shells. Cover and bake about 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

CHEESY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick cooking spray (or using additional sauce, lightly spread some sauce on the bottom of the pan). Set aside.
• Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook 5 minutes on medium heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, mix thoroughly the mushroom mixture, spinach, ricotta cheese, provolone, cream cheese, half of Parmesan cheese, and the eggs.
• Spoon (or use a pastry bag with a large tip) about 2 tbsp of filling mixture into the manicotti shells and then place them into the 9x13 pan.
• Drizzle remaining sauce over top. Top with remaining Parmesan cheese and bake 55 minutes or until heated through.