Spinach Cheese Manicotti (Meatless)
photo by raeraemarie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (canola or olive)
- 1 1⁄2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded,divided (4 ounces)
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated,divided
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 8 manicotti, cooked and drained acording to package directions
- 1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
directions
- In a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil for about 3 minutes, set aside.
- In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, just 1/2 cup of the mozarella, all of the cream cheese, just 4 Tbsp of the Parmesan,the Italian seasoning, and the pepper until smooth.
- Add the onion mixture to the cheese mixture, along with the spinach (along with a dash to taste of both freshly grated nutmeg and some cinnamon).
- Fill the cooked manicotti noodles either with a spoon or by piping the mixture (using a decorating bag or a ziptop bag with one end snipped off).
- Pour half of the sauce into the bottom of a greased 9x13" casserole.
- Place filled manicotti in the pan on top of the sauce, then pour the remaining sauce over the top.
- Cover an bake at 350 F 25 minutes.
- Remove the cover, sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and bake another 5-10 minutes more to melt cheese.
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Reviews
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I am making these tonight, I added an egg to the ricotta cheese mixture and kinda double the filling amounts because my box of manicotti came in 14 and i had all the whole family for dinner, it was a perfect amount. I also didnt add the cinnamon and nutmeg this time. For the sauce I used my lasagne meat sauce recipe with added sauce to thin it out a little bit....it smells great and looks great, i know it will be awesome! Thanks for this recipe, i searched all over for the one that used all the ingredients I wanted!