While definitely craving a bigggg bowl of pasta, I came up with this recipe for stuffed and baked manicotti noodles. Fun to make, and really, what could be better than a dish full of bubbly, melty cheese?!
I stuffed the noodles with sautéed onions and mushrooms, shredded leftover rotisserie chicken, and ricotta cheese- but there are so many options of stuffings and flavors for this dish (I’ll put some suggestions below)!
Here is how I made it:
Baked Manicotti Recipe
stuffing:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 and 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms
1 cup chopped onion
1/3 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups shredded chicken (I used leftover rotisserie)
1 and 1/2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
manicotti:
12 manicotti noodles (usually 1 package)
24 ounces of your favorite tomato basil sauce
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
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2. cook your manicotti noodles al dente according to package directions (about 1 minute less than suggested cooking time). drain, and set aside noodles to cool
3. pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small sauté pan on medium heat, and add the mushrooms and onions. add the garlic powder, rosemary, oregano, salt and pepper. cook until both are softened and slightly golden
4. in a bowl, combine the mushroom and onion mixture, the shredded chicken, and the ricotta cheese
5. pour a thin layer of tomato basil sauce on the bottom of a 9 by 13 baking dish
6. one by one, stuff your manicotti noodles with the ricotta mixture, using a spoon
7. place the stuffed noodles into the baking dish, and cover with remaining tomato sauce
8. place dish in the oven for 15 minutes
9. after 15 minutes, sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan, and place in the oven for 10 more minutes until the sauce and cheese are both bubbling
10. in order to create the golden brown crust on the cheese, you may want to turn on the broiler for 5 minutes at the end. ENJOY!
possible variations:
– instead of tomato basil, use an arrabiata (spicy tomato sauce) sauce for a spicy punch
– make it vegetarian! instead of the shredded chicken, add more onions and mushrooms
– don’t like mushrooms? try sautéed zucchini
– instead of shredded chicken, try adding ground beef
If you have any other ideas or suggestions on how to change up this dish, comment/ share below!
