Chicken Manicotti With Red Pepper Cream Sauce
Delicious stuffed manicotti shells with the most amazing red pepper cream sauce! This recipe serves six, but may be doubled easily if desired.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 12large manicotti
- 1 -2tablespoon oil
- 1
- 3⁄4
- 1⁄2cup roasted sweet red pepper, chopped, more if desired
- 1
- 4tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 2cups diced cooked chicken or 2 cups diced cooked turkey
- 1(10 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and well drained
- 2 -3tablespoons thinly sliced onions
- salt and pepper
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DIRECTIONS
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 3-quart baking dish.
- Cook the pasta until tender; drain and rinse under cold water, toss with 1-2 Tbsp oil so the pasta won't stick together; set aside.
- Meanwhile, for the sauce, in a heavy-bottomed small saucepan, stir the cream cheese and 1/4 cup half and half over med-low heat until smooth.
- Stir in remaining half and half cream.
- Stir in the sweet peppers OR pimiento (if using), and Parmesan cheese; heat through, and mix.
- For the filling, in a large bowl, stir together 3/4 cup of the sauce (set the remaining sauce aside), the cooked chicken, broccoli, onion, salt and pepper.
- Using a small spoon, stuff each manicotti with about 1/4 cup of the filling.
- Place in the prepared baking dish.
- Bake, covered for 20-30 minutes, or until heated through.
- Place 2 manicotti on each serving plate, spoon sauce over the shells.
- NOTE:If desired, fresh minced garlic may be added to the cream sauce.
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